Abnormal Child Psychology 6th Edition By Mash Wolfe – Test Bank

Chapter 11

1. Which of the following is not true of anxiety disorders?
a. While prevalent in adults, they are relatively rare in children.

b. There are several different types of anxiety disorders.

c. Anxiety disorders can be persistent across the lifespan.

d. Anxiety disorders often occur with other disorders.

ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

2. The ____ mobilizes the body for action in a fight/flight situation.
a. central nervous system

b. peripheral nervous system

c. sympathetic nervous system

d. parasympathetic nervous system

ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

3. When activated, the sympathetic nervous system causes the release of ____ from glands on the kidney.
a. insulin

b. adrenaline

c. growth hormone

d. testosterone

ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

4. ____ is an immediate alarm reaction to current danger or life-threatening emergencies.
a. Anxiety

b. Panic

c. Fear

d. Worry

ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

5. ____ is characterized by feelings of apprehension and lack of control over upcoming events that might be threatening.
a. Anxiety

b. Panic

c. Fear

d. Worry

ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

6. ____ is a group of physical symptoms of the fight/flight response that unexpectedly occur in the absence of any obvious threat or danger.
a. Anxiety

b. Panic

c. Fear

d. Worry

ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

7. ____ fears increase with age.
a. Social

b. School-related

c. Nighttime

d. Parental separation

ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

8. The fear of death is common among children aged ____.
a. 1 to 2

b. 4 to 5

c. 6 to 8

d. 8 to 11
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

9. The fear of separation from parent(s) is common among children aged ____.
a. 1 to 5

b. 3 to 6

c. 6 to 9

d. 8 to 11
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

10. Children with anxiety disorders can be distinguished from children without anxiety disorders because they experience ____.
a. stranger anxiety as a toddler

b. fear of dogs at the age of 5

c. fear of death at the age of 4

d. fear of separation from parents at the age of 7
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

11. Ritualistic behavior is ____ in young children.
a. nonexistent

b. uncommon

c. common

d. difficult to observe
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

12. Anxiety disorders in the DSM-5 are divided into categories that reflect ____.
a. primary dimensions of anxiety (biological/cognitive/behavioral)

b. varieties of reaction and avoidance

c. the response to treatment (good/poor)

d. typical age of onset

ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Description of Anxiety Disorders
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

13. When would an absence of separation anxiety suggest an insecure attachment?
a. at 2 months of age
b. at 7 months of age
c. at 10 years of age

d. never

ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Separation Anxiety Disorder
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

14. One of the most common anxiety disorders of childhood is ____.
a. obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

b. panic disorder

c. generalized anxiety disorder

d. separation anxiety disorder (SAD)

ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Separation Anxiety Disorder
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

15. The anxiety disorder with the earliest age of onset is ____.
a. obsessive-compulsive disorder

b. panic disorder

c. generalized anxiety disorder

d. separation anxiety disorder

ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Separation Anxiety Disorder
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand