Describe the ideas behind the anxiety-sensitivity theory of panic disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
People with panic disorder have a tendency to interpret the cognitive and somatic symptoms of stress and anxiety in an exaggerated manner. In addition, they are thought to have a hypersensitive suffocation mechanism, leading them to feel as if they cannot breathe in situations where the average individual would feel nothing unusual. Researchers have confirmed that individuals with panic disorder are highly sensitive to the amount of carbon dioxide in room air and are more likely to experience panic attacks when this level is high.
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Cattell's goal in studying personality was to:
a. explore the unconscious. c. change behavior. b. predict behavior. d. cure emotionally disturbed persons.
Some people can withstand stress better than others because of
a. their strong will. b. they do not have many real stresses in life. c. moderator variables. d. none of these.
The prefrontal cortex undergoes especially rapid myelination and formation and pruning of synapses during
A) infancy. B) the preschool and school years. C) early adulthood. D) midlife.
Young human males engage in rough and tumble play much more so than females
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.