A disorder characterized by continuous tension and occasional anxiety attacks in which persons think they are going insane or are about to die is called a:

Related Mcqs:

1. When Saleem returned from combat in the Kargil War, he began experiencing high anxiety that has persisted without any improvement. This example illustrates which anxiety related disorder?

   A. panic
   B. post – traumatic stress
   C. phobia
   D. obsessive – compulsive

2. What is the main between a generalized anxiety disorder and a panic disorder?

   A. A panic disorder causes connected, related panic attacks
   B. A panic disorder causes a constant feeling of worry and tension
   C. A panic disorder causes uncomfortable moments of high tension
   D. A panic disorder causes random, unrelated panic attacks

3. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

4. What is a common symptom of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)?

   A. Frequent urination
   B. Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant
   C. Extreme paranoia
   D. Frequent feelings of hopelessness and despair

5. Persons who are excessively narcissistic, dependent, or antisocial are characterized as having:

   A. somatoform disorders
   B. generalized anxiety
   C. conversion reactions
   D. personality disorders

6. Dysthymic disorder and cyclothymic disorder and two varieties of:

   A. mood disorder
   B. conversion disorder
   C. schizophrenia
   D. somatoform disorder

7. Which of the following is not a disorder that frequently exists in people with antisocial disorder?

   A. Schizophrenia
   B. Histrionic personality Disorder
   C. Generalized anxiety Disorder
   D. Somatization Disorder

8. A conversion disorder is characterized by ______________?

   A. Functional impairment of a limb or sensory ability with no apparent physical cause
   B. A constant fear of becoming seriously ill
   C. Frequently vague complaints of physical symptoms
   D. None of these

9. A psychosis arising from an advanced stage of syphilis, in which the disease attacks brain cells, is called:

   A. Korsakoff syndrome
   B. delirium tremens
   C. schizotypical psychosis
   D. general paresis

10. In my experiment I am going to investigate how sleep affects anxiety. The number of hours of sleep the subjects have been called the _________________variable.

    A. control
    B. experiential
    C. dependent
    D. independent