Anxiety and Phobias Overview
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What are the symptoms of anxiety?

  • Fast heartbeats, sleep disturbance, muscle tension (correct)
  • Laughing and singing
  • Eating and drinking excessively
  • Crying and yelling

Which of the following is a cognitive aspect of anxiety?

  • Fast heartbeats and muscle tension
  • Eating excessively and avoiding contact with stimulus
  • Running away and sweating
  • Catastrophic worry and hypervigilance (correct)

What is the lifetime prevalence of phobias?

  • 7.4% (correct)
  • 15.9%
  • 3.2%
  • 10.1%

According to the psychodynamic explanation, what are phobias a defense against?

<p>Anxiety with a repressed ID impulse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the behavioral explanation for the development of phobias?

<p>Phobias are due to previous learning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the biological explanation, what caused the monkey to fear the snake?

<p>Observing another monkey's fear response (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common anxiety disorder in the UK?

<p>Generalised Anxiety Disorder (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is implicated in reducing anxiety?

<p>Serotonin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key risk factor in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) according to the text?

<p>Controlling and overprotective parents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fear associated with Agoraphobia?

<p>Fear of panic attacks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is characterized by severe and persistent fear of social or performance situations?

<p>Social Anxiety Disorder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main biological explanation for anxiety reduction according to the text?

<p>Increased GABA levels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is associated with repeated panic or anxiety attacks?

<p>Panic Disorder (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What cognitive factor is associated with Social Anxiety Disorder according to the text?

<p>Self-focused attention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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