One serious shortcoming of conventional animal models of anxiety is that they

A) may be models of benzodiazepine-sensitive anxiety rather than anxiety disorders in general.
B) they work only in primates.
C) model only phobic disorders.
D) model only generalized anxiety.
E) are not sensitive to anxiolytic effects.


Answer: A

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