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Worksheets15.4 Anxiety Disorders
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the main difference between fear and anxiety?
Fear involves apprehension about a potential threat, while anxiety involves an instantaneous reaction to an imminent threat.
Fear is a response to a potential threat, while anxiety is a response to an imminent threat.
Fear involves an instantaneous reaction to an imminent threat, while anxiety involves apprehension about a potential threat.
Fear and anxiety are the same and have no differences.
Which of the following is NOT a specific phobia?
Acrophobia
Claustrophobia
Aerophobia
Agoraphobia
What is the estimated lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in the U.S. population?
10%–15%
25%–30%
50%–55%
40%–45%
Which of the following is a common safety behavior in social anxiety disorder?
Wearing bright clothes
Exercising regularly
Eating spicy foods
Avoiding eye contact
What is a panic attack?
A period of extreme fear or discomfort that develops gradually over hours.
A period of extreme fear or discomfort that develops abruptly and reaches a peak within 10 minutes.
A period of mild fear that lasts for several days.
A period of extreme fear that only occurs during sleep.
Which brain region is associated with panic disorder?
Locus coeruleus
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
What is behavioral inhibition?
A tendency to be overly aggressive in social situations.
A tendency to be overly confident in new situations.
A tendency to avoid all social interactions.
A tendency to show fear and restraint in unfamiliar situations.
What is the heritability estimate for panic disorder?
43%
25%
60%
10%
