Dragnet Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers


Over ten percent of the adult population suffers from a phobia-type of anxiety disorder characterised by an intense, irrational fear of an object or situation that interferes with the sufferers’ daily life. Although experts do not fully understand the cause of phobias, research indicates that heredity and triggering events are likely factors. There are a variety of treatments available for phobia sufferers. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a very popular, and effective method of desensitization. This approach treats the phobia’s anxiety symptoms as conditioned behaviours that can,

Through systematic exposure to the feared stimulus, be re-learned. CBT increases exposure to the feared object or situation very gradually, thereby modifying the patient’s response and developing tolerance. A less common treatment is flooding, which uses total immersion to the feared object in order to desensitize the patient. Medication is also
used to treat phobias. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are antidepressants that can be prescribes to reduce panic and improve confidence, though they can have negative side effects including weight gain. While phobias are among the most easily treated mental health problems, less than 25% of surferers seek treatment. If untreated,
phobias can exacerbate and develop into other problems, such as depression and low self-esteem.


126)

Which two of these statements must be true?

 

(Cannot say) Phobias do not affect 90% of the adult population
No such value was given in the entire passage

(False) Flooding involves a high degree of exposure to the source of dread
Flooding involves total exposure not an high degree of exposure (clearly stated in line 11)

(True) In CBT, patients are exposed to the feared object or situation in small increments
Very true as seen in line 8 and 9 of the passage

(True) CBT is more effective at treating phobias than antidepressants
From the information given in the passage; CBT help modify the patient’s response
and develop tolerance while antidepressants only seem to have psychological effect
and negative side effects. So one can conclude so
127)

Which two of these statements must be true?

(True) Despite the high success rates of phobia treatments, most sufferers remain untreated                       While phobias are among the most easily treated mental health problems, less than 25% of Sufferers seek treatment (from the last 4 lines in the passage)

(True) The majority of phobia sufferers run the risk of developing associated problems                                 Since majority of phobia sufferers do not go for treatment, it therefore follows that majority of them run the risk of developing associated problems (from the last 3 lines in the passage)

(Cannot Say) Weight gain is the main side effect caused by taking MAO inhibitors.                                         The passage stated that weight gain is one of the side effects of taking MAO inhibitors, it never stated specifically that this is the main side effect

(Cannot say) Flooding is a less effective form of therapy than CBT.
The effectiveness of both were never compared, it was there level of popularity that was compared

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