Cognitive approaches to social phobia focus on
a. extinguishing problematic behavioral responses.
b. challenging automatic thoughts.
c. identifying the underlying cause of the phobia.
d. minimizing symptoms.
Question 2Mrs. B. tells her psychologist, I cannot leave a certain region around my home without having terrible fears. I am terribly worried when I am in a car or bus. I am afraid I will have another one of those terrifying experiences.
What disorder does Mrs. B probably have and what experience is she talking about?
a. The disorder is specific phobia, the experience is a panic attack.
b. The disorder is agoraphobia, the experience is a panic attack.
c. The disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder, the experience is an obsession.
d. The disorder is generalized anxiety disorder, the experience is anxiety.
Question 3The treatment that arranges for survivors to discuss their experiences with others is known as __________ .
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Question 4What does a diagnostic label describe?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5Nicole's mother is terribly afraid of snakes. Although Nicole has never actually seen a snake, her mother has told her time and again to be careful to look for them when she is walking.
Now Nicole has an intense fear of snakes and refuses to walk in the grass. This is an example of
a. vicarious conditioning of a phobia.
b. classical conditioning of a phobia.
c. operant conditioning of a phobia.
d. unconscious displacement of anxiety onto a phobic object.
Question 6When do phobias like claustrophobia and driving phobia begin?
a. Adolescence
b. Childhood
c. Middle adulthood
d. Late adulthood
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