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What is the primary difference between anxiety and fear?
Which of the following is a characteristic of anxiety disorders?
What is the name of the system involved in anxiety?
Which of the following is NOT a type of anxiety disorder listed in the DSM-V?
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What is the reason for high comorbidity among anxiety disorders?
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What is the primary difference between the Behavioural Inhibition System (BIS) and the Fight/Flight System (FFS)?
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What is a characteristic of obsessions in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
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What is thought-action fusion?
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What percentage of persons with OCD spend more than 1 hour per day on compulsions?
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
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What is a common ritual in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
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What is the potential cognitive explanation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
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What is the primary function of benzodiazepines in treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
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What is the primary characteristic of specific phobias?
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What is the primary goal of systematic desensitization in treating specific phobias?
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What is the characteristic of social anxiety disorder that markedly interferes with one's ability to function?
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What is the primary goal of exposure-based group cognitive-behavioural treatment for social anxiety disorder?
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What is the new DSM-V category that highlights the importance of obsessive thoughts and compulsive, repetitive behaviours?
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What is the primary biological explanation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
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What is the term for the fear of contamination or dirt?
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What is the primary psychoanalytic explanation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
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What do somatic signs of anxiety, such as perspiration and increased heart rate, contribute to?
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What is the 12-month prevalence rate of anxiety disorders according to Somers, Goldner, Waraich, and Hsu (2006)?
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What is a key feature of generalized anxiety disorder?
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What is the lifetime prevalence rate of anxiety disorders according to Somers, Goldner, Waraich, and Hsu (2006)?
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What cognitive explanation for generalized anxiety disorder is proposed by Quebec researchers Dugas, Ladouceur et al. (1999)?
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What is a common etiological factor among anxiety disorders?
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