QCAA Psychology Disorders and treatments

Which of the following symptoms can lead to the diagnosis of an anxiety disorder?

• Situational stress

• High frequency and intensity of anxiety interfering with everyday life

• Occasional mild anxiety

• Physical symptoms of anxiety alone

How many subcategories of specific phobia exist?

• Four

• Two

• Three

• Five

What is the most common phobia?

• Social phobia

• Agoraphobia

• Specific phobia

• Claustrophobia

Identify the term used to describe the systematic error in thinking that affects decisions and judgments commonly observed in individuals with specific phobia.

• Cognitive dissonance

• Memory bias

• Cognitive bias

• Confirmation bias

Children with GAD commonly

• lack concern for school performance.

• are overly conforming and have a perfectionistic nature.

• show indifference towards their surroundings.

• lack emotional sensitivity.

Identify the type of worry typically experienced by people with GAD.

• Sporadic, during stressful events

• Rare

• Occasional, about major life events

• Persistent, about various aspects of life

What is required for a diagnosis of GAD in children?

• Presence of multiple physical symptoms

• Presence of one physical symptom

• No physical symptoms

• Presence of all physical symptoms listed in the DSM-5-TR

Which neurotransmitter plays an inhibitory role in the fight-flight-freeze response?

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• GABA

• Glutamate

Identify the type of conditioning that explains how specific phobia can develop.

• Social

• Classical

• Operant

• Cognitive

Unlike the behavioural model, the cognitive model emphasises the importance of

• thought processes.

• personality predispositions.

• psychodynamic factors.

• cultural and environmental elements.