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Test Your Anxiety Disorder IQ

Answer "true" or "false" to the following questions. Then check your answers to find out how much you know about anxiety disorders.

  1. There are five major anxiety disorders that are recognized today.
    True    False

  2. Increased stress is not associated with the development of anxiety disorders.
    True    False

  3. When a traumatic experience begins to interfere with normal activities, a person may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    True    False

  4. Treatment for anxiety disorders usually requires hospitalization.
    True    False

  5. A person experiencing a panic attack may feel that he or she is having a heart attack or may feel like they are about to die.
    True    False

  6. Depression and alcohol or drug abuse often accompany anxiety disorders.
    True    False.

  7. Health insurers do not cover mental health benefits.
    True    False

  8. Anxiety is a normal emotion.
    True False

  9. Medications can cure anxiety disorders.
    True    False

  10. Social phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in social situations.
    True    False

Sources:

American Psychiatric Association
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
National Institute of Mental Health

This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

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