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anxiety disorders (p. 537) generalized anxiety disorder (p. 537) panic disorder (p. 537) phobia (p. 538) obsessive- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p. 540) | an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes- an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation. a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both. a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience. psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. |
Test yourself repeatedly throughout your studies. This will not only help you figure out what you know and don’t know; the testing itself will help you learn and remember the information more effectively thanks to the testing effect.
1. Anxiety that takes the form of an irrational and maladaptive fear of a specific object, activity, or situation is called a .
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3. Marina became consumed with the need to clean the entire house and refused to participate in any other activities. Her family consulted a therapist, who diagnosed her as having - disorder.
4. When a person with an anxiety disorder eases anxiety by avoiding or escaping a situation that inspires fear, this is called
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