The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present more days than not for the past 6 months (note: only one item is required in children): (1) restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge (2) being easily fatigued (3) difficulty concentrating or mind going blank (4) irritability (5) muscle tension (6) sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)
What will be an ideal response?
This describes the DSM-IV-TR Criteria for 300.02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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A. environmentally induced B. chemical circuits C. polygenic D. monogenic
Ja’seph is at the gym one afternoon, jogging on the treadmill at 3.0 miles per hour. A stranger gets on the treadmill next to her, and begins running at 6.5 miles per hour. Ja’seph notices this, and slowly increases her own running speed. This enhancement of Ja’seph’s performance on a simple task by the presence of others is called ____
a. ?social augmentation b. ?social facilitation c. ?practical inhibition d. ?peripheral bolstering
Describe three types of attention deficits seen in children with ADHD, and provide an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Fred has been having a great deal of trouble initiating and maintaining sleep. He guesses that he is sleeping for an average of about three hours each night and complains that he feels terrible during the day. In addition, Fred has always experienced some anxiety but has recently felt a tremendous increase in his overall anxiety level. The existence of both a sleep disorder and anxiety a
makes the diagnosis of primary insomnia incorrect. b. increases our confidence that primary insomnia is the correct diagnosis. c. indicates that the insomnia is a result of the anxiety rather than a cause of the anxiety. d. is extremely common, since sleep problems can be both a cause and a result of anxiety