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ANXIETY DISORDERS GENERALIZED ANXIETY
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ANXIETY DISORDERS - GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
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1. Generalized anxiety disorder is one of the:
a. most researched of the anxiety disorders
b. least researched of the anxiety disorder
c. most debilitating anxiety disorders
2. One of the following is not one of the six symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder:
a. restlessness
b. irritability
c. muscle tension
d. amnesia
3. Of the US population, it is estimated that the number of individuals having generalized
anxiety disorder is around:
a. 1-2%
b. 3-5%
c. 5-7%
4. Studies have shown the rates of generalized anxiety disorder to be even higher among:
a. the elderly
b. males
c. people with obsessive-compulsive disorder
5. There is more emphasis now being placed on the link between anxiety and:
a. bipolar disorder
b. depression
c. schizophrenia
6. Generalized anxiety disorder is often difficult to diagnose because:
a. so few people have the disorder
b. it lacks some of the if the dramatic symptoms found with other anxiety disorders
c. it can be easy to confuse with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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7. In an attempt to reduce their anxiety, some individuals with generalized anxiety disorder
begin to engage in a variety of coping behaviors that can include:
a. excessive reassurance seeking
b. distraction
c. self-medicating
d. all of the above
8. Regarding the development of generalized anxiety disorder, recent twin studies have shown
that there is evidence that genes:
a. clearly play no role
b. may play a modest role
c. clearly play a major role
9. Unlike with other anxiety disorders, people with generalized anxiety disorder:
a. go out of their way to avoid certain situations and are more limited in their social and
vocational lives.
b. don’t go out of their way to avoid certain situations and are generally less limited in
their social and vocational lives.
c. are overly social and seem to exceed in vocational areas
10. Those with generalized anxiety disorder are often seen by non-mental health staff because:
a. they can’t afford the cost of psychiatric care
b. the physical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder can mimic various medical
conditions
c. insurance companies are not attentive to these needs
11. The excessive worries associated with generalized anxiety disorder pertain to:
a. usually only family concerns
b. primarily vocational concerns
c. many areas of one’s life
12. One criterion for generalized anxiety disorder is that the excessive anxiety and worry occur
more days than not for at least:
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months.
13. Even though those with generalized anxiety disorder realize that their anxiety is more
intense than the situation warrants, they:
a. enjoy their own behavior too much to change
b. can’t seem to shake their concerns and relax
c. they are too afraid of going to see a therapist
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14. Because of the link between anxiety and depression, currently under consideration is the
formal establishment of a disorder called:
a. post-anxiety depressive disorder
b. depressive anxiety disorder
c. mixed anxiety-depressive disorder
15. Since those with generalized anxiety disorder can’t seem to relax, it is common that they
have trouble:
a. gaining weight
b. falling or staying asleep
c. developing social contacts
16. With generalized anxiety disorder, the intensity, duration and frequency of one’s worries
are:
a. far greater than the issues at hand
b. equal to the stressors at hand, but are continuous
c. not ever perceived as a problem to the worrier.
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Answer Key:
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A