Cambridge International A Level · Psychology (9990)

Anxiety disorders and fear-related disorders: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Anxiety disorders and fear-related disorders.

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Question 1

1 mark

In the behavioral explanation of phobias, Watson and Rayner (1920) demonstrated how fear could be conditioned in 'Little Albert'. What was the neutral stimulus (NS) before any conditioning trials took place?

Question 2

1 mark

The Blood Injection Phobia Inventory (BIPI) measures symptom dimensions. Which of the following is not typically considered one of the three situational components or symptom clusters assessed in such psychometric measures of phobia?

Question 3

1 mark

Which of the following best describes the idiographic nature of the Chapman and DeLapp (2013) key study?

Question 4

1 mark

According to the ICD-11, which of the following is a core diagnostic feature of generalised anxiety disorder?

Question 5

1 mark

In the case study by Chapman and DeLapp (2013), why was applied tension used alongside CBT to treat the patient's blood-injection-injury phobia?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify the three specific disorders categorized under the ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for anxiety and fear-related disorders in the syllabus.

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Question 7

4 marks

Explain the role of the mother in the development of Little Hans’s phobia according to Freud’s (1909) psychodynamic explanation.

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Question 8

6 marks

Analyze the role of cognitive restructuring within the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework for treating phobias as demonstrated in the study by Chapman and DeLapp (2013).

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Question 9

4 marks

The ICD-11 provides specific diagnostic criteria for different fear-related disorders.

(a) Define the term specific phobia within the context of anxiety disorders. [1]
(b) Describe two diagnostic features of agoraphobia according to the ICD-11. [2]
(c) Identify one unique physiological response often associated with blood-injection-injury phobia that is not typically found in other specific phobias. [1]

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Question 10

4 marks

The ICD-11 provides specific diagnostic criteria for various anxiety-related conditions.
(a) Outline the characteristic features of agoraphobia<\/b> according to the ICD-11. [2]
(b) Contrast these features with the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder<\/b>. [2]<\/p>

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