Question

question 1 (1 point)
people with ___ feel intensely anxious about social situations in which others might judge them.
a generalized anxiety disorder
b social anxiety disorder
c panic disorder
d social media anxiety disorder

question 2 (1 point)
which of the following is an obsession that can lead to a compulsion?
a washing hands or other cleaning rituals.
b counting or repeating specific words.
c bad consequences to actions or inactions.
d not throwing anything away.

question 3 (1 point)
people who have ___ disorder experience intense depressive symptoms that alternate with manic moods.
a bipolar
b major depressive
c seasonal affective
d personality

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: Generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive, persistent worry about various life events, not specifically social judgment situations.
• Option b: Social anxiety disorder is characterized by intense anxiety about social situations where one might be judged by others, which matches the description.
• Option c: Panic disorder involves sudden, unexpected panic attacks, not focused on social judgment.
• Option d: "Social media anxiety disorder" is not a recognized formal diagnostic category in standard psychology classifications for anxiety disorders (the main recognized ones are generalized, social, panic, etc., with social anxiety disorder being about social situations in general, not just social media).

We need to distinguish between obsessions (thoughts) and compulsions (behaviors):

• Option a: Washing hands or cleaning rituals are compulsions (behaviors), not obsessions (thoughts).
• Option b: Counting or repeating words are compulsions (behaviors), not obsessions.
• Option c: Worrying about bad consequences to actions or inactions is an obsessive thought (anxiety about potential outcomes), which can lead to compulsions (like checking, redoing actions to avoid the feared consequences).
• Option d: Not throwing anything away is a compulsion (a hoarding - related behavior), not an obsession.

We analyze each option based on the description of alternating depressive and manic symptoms:

• Option a: Bipolar disorder is defined by the alternation of intense depressive episodes and manic (or hypomanic) episodes, which matches the description.
• Option b: Major depressive disorder involves only depressive symptoms, no manic episodes.
• Option c: Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that occurs seasonally (usually in winter), with no manic episodes.
• Option d: Personality disorders involve long - term patterns of maladaptive behavior, thinking, and emotion, and do not involve the alternation of depressive and manic symptoms as described.

Answer:

b. social anxiety disorder

Question 2