__________ is the term used to describe a sudden onset of extreme anxiety, with various symptoms including a racing heart, rapid breathing, and sweating?
A. Phobia
B. Compulsion
C. Panic attack
D. Affective disorder
Answer: C
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The powerful reward of immediate relief from anxiety keeps self-defeating avoidance behaviors alive, according to the
a. anxiety reduction hypothesis. b. frustration-aggression hypothesis. c. living in "bad faith" postulate. d. irrational belief system.
Which statement BEST fits the definition of reframing as a stress control technique?
A) To suppress her anxiety before a major class speech, Janet postpones her speech until the end of the semester. B) Julie reduces her anxiety about public speaking by imagining that she is evaluating her audience. C) James controls his fear of public speaking by dropping his speech course. D) Hector reduces his anxiety about a major class speech by distracting himself the night before with a funny movie.
Hannah is playing with her 7-month-old niece, Ellie. She rolls a toy truck toward her and Ellie tries to roll it back. One time the truck rolls behind a chair and is out of sight. Ellie seems to forget about the truck and about the game they had both enjoyed playing. This is because Ellie has not achieved:
a. conservation c. object permanence b. sensorimotor memory d. egocentrism
In Pavlov's research, what was the CS?
A) food B) a dog C) a ringing bell D) the salivary reflex