SOLVED

161) Research by Amy Janeck (University of British Columbia) and colleagues reveals that ______ people are excessively preoccupied with their thoughts; they are highly aware of them and monitor them while engaging in “too much thinking about thinking.” A) neurotic B) obsessive-compulsive C) phobic D) agoraphobic 162) Kyle has a mental image of pushing his wife down the stairs. If he does not have obsessive-compulsive disorder, he would most likely __________. A) become greatly alarmed B) put a lot of significance to the image C) ignore the image and consider it “mental garbage” D) push the image away and worry that the image will return 163) Carrie is unable to cope with the uncertainties of life and believes that it is unacceptable that threatening things happen in life. Her uncertainty is a key feature of __________. A) a phobia B) a misattribution of belief C) generalized anxiety disorder D) a panic disorder 164) Vlad is asked to introduce himself at the beginning of a new semester. His heart races and he develops “butterflies” in his stomach. He believes he is having a heart attack and that he may actually die on the spot. His tendency to misinterpret his physical response to anxiety is a key feature to __________. A) a phobic response B) a panic sensation C) generalized anxiety disorder D) anxiety sensitivity 165) Anxiety sensitivity refers to fear of ________. A) external threats B) ambiguous situations C) physical harm D) fear 166) Research suggests that anxiety sensitivity is an important risk factor for ________. A) panic disorder B) obsessive-compulsive disorder C) posttraumatic stress disorder D) conversion disorder 167) Cognitive models of panic disorder posit that _______ involve(s) catastrophic misinterpretations of such bodily sensations as heart palpitations, dizziness, or light-headedness. A) panic attacks B) OCD C) PTSD D) neurosis 168) It is believed that people with anxiety disorders may have inherited an acutely sensitive internal alarm that leads them to be overly responsive to cues of __________. A) threat B) worry C) unfamiliarity D) ambiguity 169) Recent research indicates that panic-prone people have ________ awareness of internal physiological cues and are ________ sensitive to those cues. A) less; less B) greater; less C) less; more D) greater; more 170) A recent study found that the concordance rate for anxiety disorders among monozygotic twins was ________ the concordance rate among dizygotic twins. A) half B) the same as C) twice D) four times