Paul has a great job, is well educated, and has a loving family. Despite these positive aspects of his life, he experiences anxiety every day. When asked by his therapist what the reason is for his anxiety, he says, "I don't know why. I don't have any reason to feel anxious, yet I worry all the time." The therapist describes Paul as having __________ disorder.
A. generalized anxiety
B. induced anxiety
C. generalized panic
D. environmental anxiety
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
What question should you ask to decide whether you have sleep apnea? a. Do you have sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day? b. Do you get as much sleep as most other people your age? c. Do you awaken from sleep gasping for breath?
d. Do you frequently awaken with bad dreams?
The limbic system includes the
a. medulla, hypothalamus, and thalamus. b. medulla, cerebellum, pons, and reticular formation. c. reticular formation, hypothalamus, thalamus, and parts of the cerebellum. d. hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, and parts of the thalamus.
Russell is conducting a study that employs naturalistic observation of teenagers at a local shopping mall food court. He is observing their "flirting" behaviors, and hypothesizes that the better clothes a teenager wears,
the more likely he or she is to be flirted with. As he makes his observations, one of his research partners notices that he does not pay attention to the teenagers who have less "nice" clothing nearly as much as he does to those kids who have a lot of trendy, fashionable clothing. Russell is falling prey to which disadvantage of naturalistic observation? a. Blind bias b. Observer bias c. Hindsight bias d. Double-blind bias
Generalizing from statistics reported in the text, which of the following couples would be most likely to experience the most tension in their relationship?
a. Mark and Nancy, who are a married, heterosexual couple b. Jim and Mary, who are a cohabiting, heterosexual couple b. Felix and Tom, who are gale male couple c. Lindsey and Marie, who are a lesbian couple