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Bob-Dole

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All of the following are characteristics common to specific phobias EXCEPT
 
  a. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or situation.
 b. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic situation.
 c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is excessive or unreasonable.
  d. Chronically decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system.

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A friend stated that when she went to a clinic, she had to spend 30- to 60-second sessions shaking her head from side to side, spinning in a chair, tensing all her muscles, hyperventilating, or breathing through a narrow straw. She is most likely receiving treatment for
 
  a. specific phobia.
 b. social phobia.
 c. panic disorder.
 d. posttraumatic stress disorder.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


Bob-Dole

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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