PSY212 Gummow guided reading questions
Name_________________________________________
Chapter 5, part one (pp. 113 –
1. What is the distinction Comer makes between fear and anxiety? Why is this necessary when
considering anxiety disorders?
2. Why is the term “free floating anxiety” so important in describing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(GAD)?
3. Look at table 5-2. Which theory of abnormal behavior would explain the higher prevalence rates
of GAD among African Americans, and why?
4. What was Freud’s explanation for GAD? What two roles could defense mechanisms play here?
5. Explain Rogers’ humanistic perspective of GAD.
6. How does Rogers’ Client Centered Therapy treat GAD, and is it effective?
7. From the Cognitive perspective, what role do maladaptive assumptions play in GAD.
8. Alternatively, what is Beck’s cognitive explanation of GAD?
9. What is the metacognitive explanation for GAD? Avoidance Theory?
10. How do the “new-wave cognitive theorist” treat GAD?
11. How are family pedigree studies conducted and what have they revealed about GAD?
12. What are some biological treatments of GAD that DO NOT involve medications?