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41. Marty is constantly preoccupied with the possibility that his food will spoil, so he checks the temperature of his refrigerator hundreds of times each day. Marty’s thoughts of the food spoiling illustrate a(n) _____, and his checking of the thermometer is a(n) _____.
A. compulsion; obsession
B. obsession; compulsion
C. compulsion; fixation
D. fixation; obsession
42. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by
A. excessive and long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any particular object or situation.
B. fear and avoidance of a specific situation or object.
C. recurrent, terrifying panic attacks that come without warning or obvious cause.
D. persistent and unwanted thoughts that motivate repetitive behaviors.
43. After Sarah does laundry, she feels compelled to check the dryer six times to make sure she hasn’t forgotten any socks. In addition, Sarah must turn the lights on and off three times before entering the laundry room. Sarah is suffering from
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B. panic disorder.
C. generalized anxiety disorder.
D. a specific phobia.
44. Which of the following people is most likely to have an anxiety disorder?
A. Aaron, who has an identical twin with an anxiety disorder
B. Ben, who has a nontwin sibling with an anxiety disorder
C. Casey, who has an identical twin who is not suffering from an anxiety disorder
D. Derek, who has a fraternal twin with an anxiety disorder
45. Panic-disorder patients are less likely to have panic attacks if they believe they have some control over their environment or if they are in the presence of people whom they associate with safety. This finding best illustrates the influence of _____ on anxiety disorders.
A. cognitive factors
B. biological factors
C. cultural factors
D. learning
46. What is the major reason that phobias are maintained?
A. Phobias are learned early in life and people who have them may not realize that they are irrational.
B. Avoidance responses prevent learning that can overcome fear.
C. Phobias are maintained because getting rid of them requires many years of intensive psychotherapy.
D. Phobias tend to be rewarding to the phobic individual.
47. People are more biologically prepared to have a _____ phobia than a(n) _____ phobia.
A. snake; book
B. water; height
C. school; insect
D. butterfly; bee
48. Guizhen calls you to ask which of the following, if paired with shocks, would result in the longest-lasting learned fear response. You reply, “Based on the idea of biological preparedness, a picture of a(n) _____ would be the best stimulus to use.”
A. rabbit
B. house
C. snake
D. airplane
49. Which of the following is not an example of a somatoform disorder?
A. Anne endures excessive stress and develops an ulcer.
B. Betty is preoccupied with thoughts that she might develop heart disease, even though she is in great shape physically.
C. Colleen finds that her legs are paralyzed during the day but that she is able to sleepwalk at night.
D. Dana complains of severe and constant pain in her back and joints, but the pain does not appear to have any physical cause.
50. Jim’s wife forced him to enter a disco-dancing contest even though Jim hates to dance and is afraid of crowds. Shortly before they are to perform before the large crowd, Jim notices that he can’t move his hips, so they have to withdraw from the contest. Shortly after the contest, Jim regains his ability to move his hips. Jim most likely experienced a _____ disorder.
A. somatization
B. generalized anxiety
C. conversion
D. panic
