The idea that anxiety disorders can be self-perpetuating means that:

a. anxiety in one situation always causes anxiety in another situation, regardless of what is happening in those situations.
b. the emotions associated with anxiety lead to physiological responses, which in turn lead to more anxious emotions, creating a vicious cycle.
c. you choose when and what to be anxious about.
d. anxiety is always limited to one situation or place.


Answer: B

Rationale: The experience of anxiety can itself lead to further anxiety.

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