M66 Reading Check

Which of the following best characterizes a person experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder?

• Anna, who hyperventilates whenever she is trapped in an elevator

• Ben, who returns home seven times to see if he has turned off the stove

• Katia, who complains constantly about feeling sick and goes to many different doctors

• Kabir, who keeps remembering the plane crash that killed the other members of his family

• Miguel, who wanders about town in a daze, not sure who he is or how he got there

Which of the following is classified as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-5?

• agoraphobia

• post-traumatic stress disorder

• hoading

• attention-deficit disorder

• delirium

Dominic is intensely afraid of ants; he goes into a panic whenever he sees one. Dominic appears to suffer from:

• stress.

• a phobia.

• schizophrenia.

• hypochondriasis.

• generalized anxiety disorder.

What is the difference between an obsession and a compulsion?

• An uncontrollable pattern of thought is a compulsion; the repeated performance of coping behavior is an obsession.

• An obsession usually begins shortly after a stressful event; a compulsion is inherited behavior.

• An uncontrollable pattern of thought is an obsession; the repeated performance of coping behavior is a compulsion.

• A compulsion is always accompanied by physical symptoms such as shakiness or headaches; an obsession never is.

• There is no difference, but they both describe maladaptive lifestyles.

Noah often experiences a sense of smothering or choking, faintness or dizziness, nausea, and chest pains. He likely suffers from a...

• a panic disorder.

• mood disorder.

• a phobia.

• personality disorder.

• generalized anxiety disorder.

Leo is always so worried that something bad is about to happen that he can't stay focused at school. A therapist might best diagnose Leo with...

• panic disorder.

• a phobia.

• obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• generalized anxiety disorder.

• posttraumatic stress disorder.

Which area of the brain exhibits higher-than-normal activity in many people with PSTD?

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

• Reticular formation

• Occipital lobe

Rebekah has grown increasingly nervous about going to school and social gatherings. When she is assigned a presentation in English class, she is so terrified that her teacher and classmates will judge her harshly that she can't bring herself to go to school at all. A therapist would be mostly likely to diagnose her with...

• ADHD.

• panic disorder.

• obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• social anxiety disorder.

• posttraumatic stress disorder.

Steve recently lost his job. For each of the disorders below, explain how that diagnosis could have affected his job performance:

- Agoraphobia

- Panic disorder

- OCD