WorksheetsCh14 MH
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Describe the types of objects or situations that might provoke excessive fear and anxiety in individuals with anxiety disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Objects or situations that are generally considered safe by most people.
Objects or situations that are associated with trauma or irrational fears specific to the individual.
Objects or situations that are always dangerous for everyone.
Objects or situations that are only present in dreams.
Which of the following is NOT listed as an anxiety disorder in the provided material?
Separation anxiety
Selective mutism
Bipolar disorder
Agoraphobia
Which of the following best describes the relationship among the disorders listed in the material?
They all involve excessive fear and anxiety.
They are all types of mood disorders.
They are all caused by physical injury.
They are all treated with surgery.
A child has been unable to speak in social situations for 5 weeks and shows high social anxiety. Which disorder is most likely?
Separation anxiety
Selective mutism
Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
Which of the following best describes a phobia?
Fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation that is out of proportion to the risk presented by the object
General feeling of sadness and hopelessness
Sudden bursts of energy and excitement
Inability to remember past events
Explain how a phobia differs from a normal fear using the characteristics provided.
A phobia involves persistent anxiety and is out of proportion to the actual risk, while a normal fear is usually temporary and proportional to the risk.
A phobia is always related to social situations, while a normal fear is not.
A phobia never persists over time, while a normal fear does.
A phobia is only about animals, while a normal fear can be about anything.
A patient repeatedly pulls out their own hair, leading to noticeable hair loss. Which disorder does this behavior most likely indicate?
Trichotillomania
Hoarding disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Which of the following is a characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Content is specific to each individual.
Behaviors are always the same for everyone.
It never affects occupational performance.
It is not related to avoidance of relationships.
Which of the following is a characteristic of hoarding disorder?
Presents safety risks
Improves quality of life
Reduces family satisfaction
Is unrelated to daily living tasks
Explain how the body’s physiological response to prolonged severe stress progresses through its stages. Use evidence from your understanding of stress physiology.
The body first experiences arousal of the central nervous system, then adapts its sensory, muscular, and respiratory systems, and finally reaches exhaustion and compensation of homeostasis.
The body immediately shuts down all non-essential functions, then increases energy production, and finally returns to normal.
The body increases appetite, then decreases heart rate, and finally improves memory retention.
The body’s immune system becomes overactive, then the digestive system slows down, and finally the body temperature drops.
