Kennedy has a persistent fear that she is going to publicly embarrass or humiliate herself with some unintended behavioral mistake. She is overly critical of her own behavior, fears criticism by others, and experiences overarousal in interactions with others. Kennedy is best diagnosed as having __________.
A. a specific phobia
B. a social phobia
C. a complex phobia
D. agoraphobia
Answer: B
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A) Billy, who was raised in North Dakota B) Marion, who was raised in Minnesota C) Beau, who was raised in Georgia D) Tanaka, who was raised in New York
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A. does not occur. B. is impaired in participants with amygdalar damage. C. is impaired in participants with cerebellar damage. D. is retained in participants with amygdalar or cerebellar damage.