Neurotic disorders – 2

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37 Neurotic disorders – 2

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1. Orthopnoea is a common symptom of cardiac neurosis.
2. Sedation threshold is raised in panic disorder.
3. Weight loss can occur in normal bereavement.
4. Imipramine and CBT are equally effective in treating moderately severe depression.
5. The sick role is synonymous with illness behaviour.
6. Life events are more common preceding schizophrenia than depression.
7. Shoplifting is more common in OCD than in the general population.
8. In OCD, ruminations, as opposed to rituals, respond better to CBT.
9. Obsessive ruminations disappear with thought stopping.
10. Panic attacks are usually predictable.
11. People with dissocial personality disorder continue to have interpersonal difficulties later on in life.
12. Sublimation is seen in borderline personality disorder.
13. Psychoanalytically oriented therapy is beneficial in borderline personality disorder.
14. Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) is beneficial in borderline personality disorder.
15. Neurotic traits predispose to the development of phobias.
16. Negative reinforcement can exacerbate avoidance in phobia.
17. Fear of open spaces is the central feature of agoraphobia.
18. Agoraphobia is associated with catastrophization.
19. Agoraphobia responds well to exposure in imagination.
20. In PTSD the cortisol levels are raised.
21. The Implied Event Scale is used in the assessment of PTSD.
22. PTSD is more likely after rape than other types of trauma.
23. Victims of childhood sexual abuse have a high incidence of alcohol and drug abuse in later life.
24. Tics respond to habit reversal training.
25. Women working in the civil service are more likely to call in sick than men.