According to the fear of fear model of agoraphobia,
A) the avoidant behaviors that the agoraphobic engages in serve to both maintain and exaggerate
existing conditioned fear reactions.
B) minimal signs of sympathetic arousal come to signal more intense levels of arousal such that slight
changes in autonomic activity become triggers for panic attacks.
C) agoraphobics develop fear responses to so many environmental stimuli that it is impossible to
identify the stimulus that triggers a panic attack.
D) agoraphobia develops when the fear caused by a traumatic event becomes associated with numerous
diverse environmental stimuli.
B
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A. an inability to initiate and persist in activities. B. flat affect. C. poverty of speech (alogia). D. hallucinations and delusions.
What happens to physical activity through the twenties and thirties across developed countries?
a. Because of starting families, young adults are more physically active because they are likely playing with their children. b. Due to starting careers, physical activity increases tremendously. c. Physical activity continuously drops. d. Since most jobs require considerable physical activity, young adults engage in increasingly more physical activity.
The focus of social psychology is on ________
A) the processes society uses to direct and control the behavior of individuals B) how groups define and shape society C) the behavior and thoughts of individuals D) the actions of small groups of individuals E) the effects that society may have on group behavior
What disease occurs in malnourished infants in which their bodies stop growing, muscles atrophy, and they become lethargic?
A. failure to thrive B. human growth hormone deficiency C. marasmus D. progeria