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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following best characterizes a person experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Anna, who hyperventilates whenever she is trapped in an elevator
Ben, who returns home seven times to see if he has turned off the stove
Katia, who complains constantly about feeling sick and goes to many different doctors
Kabir, who keeps remembering the plane crash that killed the other members of his family
Miguel, who wanders about town in a daze, not sure who he is or how he got there
Which of the following is classified as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-5?
agoraphobia
post-traumatic stress disorder
hoading
attention-deficit disorder
delirium
Dominic is intensely afraid of ants; he goes into a panic whenever he sees one. Dominic appears to suffer from:
stress.
a phobia.
schizophrenia.
hypochondriasis.
generalized anxiety disorder.
What is the difference between an obsession and a compulsion?
An uncontrollable pattern of thought is a compulsion; the repeated performance of coping behavior is an obsession.
An obsession usually begins shortly after a stressful event; a compulsion is inherited behavior.
An uncontrollable pattern of thought is an obsession; the repeated performance of coping behavior is a compulsion.
A compulsion is always accompanied by physical symptoms such as shakiness or headaches; an obsession never is.
There is no difference, but they both describe maladaptive lifestyles.
Noah often experiences a sense of smothering or choking, faintness or dizziness, nausea, and chest pains. He likely suffers from a...
a panic disorder.
mood disorder.
a phobia.
personality disorder.
generalized anxiety disorder.
Leo is always so worried that something bad is about to happen that he can't stay focused at school. A therapist might best diagnose Leo with...
panic disorder.
a phobia.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
generalized anxiety disorder.
posttraumatic stress disorder.
Which area of the brain exhibits higher-than-normal activity in many people with PSTD?
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Reticular formation
Occipital lobe
Rebekah has grown increasingly nervous about going to school and social gatherings. When she is assigned a presentation in English class, she is so terrified that her teacher and classmates will judge her harshly that she can't bring herself to go to school at all. A therapist would be mostly likely to diagnose her with...
ADHD.
panic disorder.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
social anxiety disorder.
posttraumatic stress disorder.
Steve recently lost his job. For each of the disorders below, explain how that diagnosis could have affected his job performance:
- Agoraphobia
- Panic disorder
- OCD
