Chapter 5: Anxiety and Fear Disorders Overview

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What is a common treatment approach for specific phobias?

Hypnosis

Exposure therapy (correct)

Antidepressants

Psychoanalysis

Which neurotransmitter system is known to play a role in the experience of fear and anxiety?

Serotonin (correct)

GABA

Dopamine

Acetylcholine

What is the main fear response associated with specific phobias?

Excessive happiness

Excitement

Sense of dread and terror (correct)

Feeling of calmness

What is considered a major contributing factor to the development of specific phobias?

Genetic predisposition Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological view suggests that specific phobias can result from a traumatic event?

Psychodynamic perspective Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is characterized by excessive self-consciousness in social situations?

Social anxiety disorder Signup and view all the answers

What is a common treatment approach for social anxiety disorder?

Group therapy Signup and view all the answers

What is a proposed causal factor for panic disorder?

Low serotonin levels Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a biological causal factor for anxiety disorders?

High levels of serotonin Signup and view all the answers

In panic disorder, what is the primary psychological fear associated with experiencing another panic attack?

Fear of having another panic attack Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 5: Anxiety and Fear Disorders Overview

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What is a common treatment approach for specific phobias?

Which neurotransmitter system is known to play a role in the experience of fear and anxiety?

What is the main fear response associated with specific phobias?

What is considered a major contributing factor to the development of specific phobias?

Which psychological view suggests that specific phobias can result from a traumatic event?

Which disorder is characterized by excessive self-consciousness in social situations?

What is a common treatment approach for social anxiety disorder?

What is a proposed causal factor for panic disorder?

Which of the following is NOT considered a biological causal factor for anxiety disorders?

In panic disorder, what is the primary psychological fear associated with experiencing another panic attack?

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