What should be changed to make the following sentence true? “A person diagnosed with a specific anxiety experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear about a particular object or situation.”
a. Change the word “anxiety” to the word “phobia.”
b. Change the word “fear” to the word “terror.”
c. Change the word “specific” to the word “generalized.”
d. Change the word “specific” to the word “simple.”
a. Change the word “anxiety” to the word “phobia.”
A person diagnosed with a specific phobia experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear about a particular object or situation
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