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| Compulsions are defined as: |
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| Repetitive behaviours, (e.g., hand washing, checking) or mental acts (e.g.counting, the goal of which is to prevent or reduce anxiety |
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| Which of the following does not have a diagnostic code in the DSM? |
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| According to the Gray and Zide text, specific phobias tend to be most responsive to what type of therapy? |
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| If a child under the age of 18 appears to be experiencing a social phobia, what is the minimum amount of time symptoms must be present to assign the diagnosis? |
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| Acute Stress Disorder is differentiated from PTSD by which of the following? |
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| Duration of symptoms is less for Acute Stress Disorder |
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| Specific Phobia was formerly known as what? |
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| According to the Gray and Zide text, Agoriphobia usually begins with what? |
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| A panic attack that seems to occur for no apparent reason |
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| According to the Gray and Zide text, approximately what percent of Americans during any six-month period are thought to experience an anxiety disorder? |
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| In the diagnosis of a specific phobia in children, the client must necessarily have insight into the idea tha their fear is excessive or unreasonable |
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| Obsessions are defined as: |
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| Persistant thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate, and that cause marked activity |
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| Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criteria of PTSD? |
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| Duration of symptoms has been a maximum of four weeks |
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| According to the Gray and Zide text, whata percentage of cases of OCD respond to treatment? |
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| A "natural breath" is one which a person |
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| Focuses on deep, relaxed breathing |
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| According to Gray and Zide, people experiencing panic attacks often seek hlep from their physician because: |
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| A & C. They think they are experiencing a heart attack. They think they are experiencing a stroke |
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| Anxiety disorders are usually only treated with psychotripic medication |
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| Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder include: |
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| All of the above.Panic attacks. Phobias. Obsessions |
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| Which of the following is not true about Social Phobia? |
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| It involves unreasonable fear of objects |
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| The "Soldier's Heart" reported specifically about the challenges that female veterans face when returning home from war. |
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| The "Soldier's Heart" reported specifically about benzodiazepines that are helpful in addressing PTSD |
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| Agoraphobia without a history of panic disorder is by far the most common form of agoriphobia |
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