A person experiences wide-ranging and persistent feelings of worry and anxiety. This is most likely which disorder?

a. specific phobia
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. social anxiety disorder


Answer: c. generalized anxiety disorder

Psychology

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a. Criterion-referenced b. Norm-referenced c. Personality d. Projective

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Startle responses are greater when a person is ____

a. depressed b. anxious c. violent d. aggressive

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A friend is worried that her 4-year-old daughter is not developing on schedule. What can you tell her about the physical development of preschoolers?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not true of cephalocaudal development?

a. It is characterized by fetus' heads being large in proportion to the rest of their bodies. b. It allows the brain to develop early to promote survival. c. It is also called head-upward development. d. It continues throughout early childhood.

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