After surviving an Amtrak derailment, John experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months. He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn. John is suffering from:
a. major depression.
b. posttraumatic stress disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder.
d. panic disorder.
B
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A. well-adjusted B. popular C. controversial D. envied
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a. this disease has a higher death rate for women than all forms of cardiovascular disease combined. b. because of the extensive publicity, the majority of adult women perform regular breast self-examinations. c. because of the availability of mammograms, physicians no longer recommend breast self-examinations. d. women of color are significantly less likely than White women to have had a mammogram.
A pediatrician is interested in phobias that typically begin in childhood. One phobia that he might study is ____
a. agoraphobia b. animal phobia c. social phobia d. claustrophobia
Protecting oneself from an unpleasant reality by refusing to accept or believe it is known as
a. resistance. b. rejection. c. conscious inhibition. d. denial.