Phobias characterized by fear of public transportation or enclosed places are called situational ...

Phobias characterized by fear of public transportation or enclosed places are called situational phobias, and the typical onset age for those who suffer from them is
 
  a. childhood.
 b. late adolescence.
  c. early adulthood.
  d. midlife.

Question 2

You are told about a child who has shown behavior consistent with separation anxiety.. In order to determine if the child actually has a disorder or whether the behavior is normal, you would first need to know
 
  a. the child's age.
 b. whether the child is a boy or a girl.
 c. if other family members have anxiety disorders.
  d. how long the child has shown this behavior.

Question 3

According to your textbook, there are at least three ways of developing a phobia. Which is NOT one of these ways?
 
  a. Experiencing a panic attack in a specific situation
  b. Having a nightmare about a feared situation
 c. Observing someone else experience severe fear
  d. In certain conditions, being told about danger

Question 4

The main difference between situational phobia and panic disorder (PD) is that
 
  a. people with situational phobia never experience panic attacks outside the context of the phobic situation.
 b. people with situational phobia experience panic attacks when confronted with the phobic situation as well as at other times.
  c. people with PD experience panic attacks only in specific situations.
 d. people with PD experience panic attacks only at specific times.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an example of a situational phobia?
 
  a. Claustrophobia
 b. Fear of flying
 c. Fear of public buses
  d. Snake phobia

Question 6

In the type of specific phobia called blood-injury-injection, there is an inherited vasovagal response and a tendency to faint due to
 
  a. an increase in blood pressure.
 b. a decrease in blood pressure.
 c. an increase in body temperature.
  d. a decrease in body temperature.

Question 7

Although blood-injury-injection phobia is a specific phobia, it differs from others with regard to
 
  a. blood pressure and heart rate.
 b. level of anxiety.
 c. The way the fear is conditioned.
  d. Level of patients' insight.