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Title: A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia ...
Post by: abbiejurado on Feb 26, 2018
A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia (Craske et al., 1997) found that
 
  a. interoceptive exposure resulted in a better outcome than breathing retraining.
  b. breathing retraining resulted in better outcome than interoceptive exposure.
  c. interoceptive exposure and breathing retraining were associated with similar outcomes.
  d. interoceptive exposure and breathing retraining were associated with similar outcomes at post-treatment, but interoceptive exposure was superior at follow-up.



Question 2

Interoceptive cues
 
  a. are internal physiological stimuli such as rapid breathing and dizziness.
  b. are particularly important in specific phobias since the symptoms of this disorder usually come out of the blue.
  c. both of the above
  d. neither of the above



Question 3

To achieve maximum benefit in exposure therapy,
 
  a. the duration of exposures should be short rather than long.
  b. exposures should not provoke anxiety.
  c. the client should be directed to attend as little as possible to the feared stimulus.
  d. exposure should be graduated, starting with stimuli that evoke low levels of anxiety and moving up.



Question 4

Michael is a client with social phobia who is seeing a behavioral therapist. If the therapist uses exposure therapy,
 
  a. the therapist is using a technique with no empirical support for this disorder.
  b. Michael will have to remain in anxiety-provoking situations until his anxiety subsides.
  c. he or she cannot use any other treatment interventions concurrently.
  d. none of the above



Question 5

In __________ exposure, the client actually confronts the feared stimulus or anxiety-provoking situation.
 
  a. in vivo
  b. simulated
  c. experiential
  d. in imagino


Title: A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia ...
Post by: syreeta8435 on Feb 26, 2018
(Answer to Q. 1)  A

(Answer to Q. 2)  A

(Answer to Q. 3)  D

(Answer to Q. 4)  B

(Answer to Q. 5)  A


Title: A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia ...
Post by: abbiejurado on Feb 26, 2018
Appreciate the effort you put into answering, thank you!


Title: A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia ...
Post by: syreeta8435 on Feb 26, 2018
You're very welcome