When Logan was 5 years old, he was playing with a stuffed bunny when a burglar broke into his home. Now, as an adult, Logan is terrified of rabbits. Why do cognitive-behavioral theorists believe Logan dreads rabbits, even though he should know they are harmless?
A. Fearing rabbits protects Logan from confronting real threats in the world.
B. Logan never got close enough to rabbits to learn they are actually harmless.
C. Logan's brain has been rewired by his childhood trauma.
D. Logan's fear has been transmitted genetically through an evolutionary process.
Answer is C. Logan's brain has been rewired by his childhood trauma. (Severe childhood trauma can adversely affect the way in which the brain)
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