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The Behavioral and Cognitive Explanations
Make a Diagnosis 2
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Studies have shown that if one identical twin suffers from an anxiety and/or mood disorder, the other twin is ____ percent likely to have it as well
What is 50%?
100
These people are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression, more so than people who are widowed, married, or never married.
Who are Separated/divorced people?
100
A 27-year-old, athletic young man has an intense fear of needles. He tries to rationalize his fear by explaining that he is just being cautious and protecting himself from acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome (AIDS). He realizes that his fear is irrational but is unable to control it. The patient has fainted twice in the past when his blood was drawn during a physical examination. He becomes extremely anxious at the sight of a needle and worries for days before an appointment with his physician or dentist.
What is a specific phobia?
100
People who are depressed often think differently than those who are not, which helps contribute to their depression. They explain the world to themselves with a gloomy outlook, and this is known as:
What is a negative explanatory style?
100
Bert is 40 years old and works on an assembly line in a brush factory. He is terribly afraid of being contaminated by germs. He avoids shaking hands with others. He won’t eat in the cafeteria. He has trouble leaving the bathroom because he isn’t sure he has washed his hands well enough. Bert is suffering from_____.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
200
Daily Double!!! When someone suffers from anxiety, they have a heightened a. ____________ which triggers the fight or flight response, causing the body to be flooded with b. _________.
What is a. Autonomic Nervous System b. Cortisol
200
According to research, a vast majority of both men and women cope with depression by doing this.
What is talking to friends and family?
200
A 26 year old man is very concerned about cleanliness and hygiene. He spends a significant amount of time each day washing his hands or showering, especially after touch a toilet seat, doornob, or any other item he thinks may be dirty or contaminated. The patient explains that he is concerned about becoming infected or sick from touching these objects. He periodically acknowledges that the washing is excessive but explains that he becomes very anxious when he tries to avoid washing and eventually feels compelled to wash even more to make up for the omission.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
200
Abusing this often leads to depression.
What is Alcohol?
200
Kara is an up and coming painter, and she is being praised by the art world as one of the most talented and original artists to come along in a generation. She works for days, often without sleep, when she gets creative bursts of energy. During these times she is at her happiest, but it always ends with a crippling bout of sadness, exhaustion, and suicidal thoughts that keep her in bed for a week or more. Kara is suffering from:
What is bipolar disorder?
300
Daily Double!!! People who suffer from Major Depression likely do not have enough of certain neurotransmitters. One is a. ______, related to mood. The other is b. ______, and is related to arousal and alertness.
What is a. Seratonin b. Norepinephrine
300
According to studies, there is a 20% increase in male suicide after this age:
What is 70 years old?
300
A 38-year-old man has been increasingly anxious about his job in a large manufacturing company. He feels that he has been passed over for a promotion several times. The patient is preoccupied with many small events and conversations that have occurred at work during the year and worries how his superiors will interpret them. He finds it difficult to control his worrying. During the day at work he feels restless and edgy. At home he is irritable and has difficulty sleeping. He wife asks him about work but he doesn’t want to talk about it. What does he have?
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
300
We learn to fear through ______. For example, if we watch the movie Jaws, we will learn to become irrationally afraid of sharks.
What is Observation?
300
Jenny is Alexa's best friend. They both play volleyball. They’ve been playing volleyball together since Grade 7. Alexa has noticed that every winter Jenny withdraws from her friends and always seems sad. Every winter, Alexa thinks that it’s her . . . that she has done something to Jenny to upset her. Once spring hits, Jenny slowly returns to her “normal” self.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? (SAD) ?
400
This neurotransmitter arouses our bodies and helps us stay awake and alert. Depressed people may need more of this:
What is Norepinephrine?
400
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is rare in the U.S., suffered by only _____ percent of the population.
What is 2%?
400
Sgt Jeff Turner has completed his third tour in Iraq. He had a few weeks left until he could go home when his convoy was attacked as they were returning to base camp. Sgt Turner lost his right leg. He also lost his best friend in the attack. He says that there are problems at home, and that his wife is getting on his last nerve. She accuses him of losing his temper all of the time. Sometimes, when he goes out with his wife and hears a loud noise, his heart starts pounding and he gets scared; he feels like he needs to run for cover.
What is PTSD?
400
Sometimes we make our fears worse by the way we react. For example, when we feel better after we escape a feared situation, we _______ our irrational fears, meaning we strengthen our fears and intensify them.
What is reinforce?
400
A 35-year-old clothing salesman was showing a particularly fussy customer a suit 2 months ago and suddenly began to sweat profusely. His heart started to pound, he felt dizzy, and became fearful that he was about to die. The customer didn’t notice his condition and continued to question him about the suit in minute detail. The patient, feeling faint, abruptly left the customer and went to lie down in the back of the store. The customer became insulted, complained to the manager, and left. When the manager found the patient he was slumped in a chair in the back room trembling. Approximately 10 minutes later the patient’s symptoms began to subside. He saw his physician the next day who found no evidence of any medical problems. Two weeks later, he had another similar unexpected attack. Since that time he has worried continuously about having another attack. His friends and colleagues have noticed that he is no longer as spontaneous and outgoing as he had been in the past.
What is Panic Disorder?
500
This is a tool researchers use to get a picture of the inside of the brain. For example, it can show that brain energy rises and falls dramatically with bipolar disorder, and that people with anxiety have too much activity (thinking) going on in their frontal lobe.
What is a PET Scan?
500
A ratio of ______ Iraq and Afghanistan vets suffer from PTSD.
What is 1 in 4?
500
You see Jill (age 24) in the emergency room of a hospital where her parents have brought her for evaluation. They are worried because she is giving away all of her possessions and says she is planning to move to Seattle so she can "save the world." Her parents say that she has hardly been sleeping at all, but she seems very energetic. They say she has appeared to be "in a frenzy" lately. When you interview Jill you notice that she speaks very rapidly. It is hard to get her to be quiet long enough for you to ask questions. She seems agitated, and has difficulty sitting still.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
500
Anxiety disorders are often the result of learning a fear due to a bad experience. Therefore, fear is
What is conditioned?
500
Elise is a 35 year old architect. She comes to you in great distress, feeling that she is unable to work, and generally unable to function. She says that she feels tired all the time, to the point of feeling completely exhausted. She says that she cries easily, and almost every day. She is having difficulty sleeping, and has lost 20 pounds in the last 2 months without trying. She says that things have been "real bad" for the last 2 months; she doesn't enjoy doing anything and thinks frequently of suicide. However, she also says that she has never been a very happy person. She says that things rarely go right for her, and she has given up on expecting good things to happen for her.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
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