Author Question: According to cognitive models of anxiety, such as Borkovec, Alcaine and Behar's model, why do people ... (Read 31 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

According to cognitive models of anxiety, such as Borkovec, Alcaine and Behar's model, why do people continue to worry despite the fact that it is unproductive?

a. They have a superstition that worry will lead to symptom reduction.
b. Classical conditioning has led to an association between worry and cognitive stability.
c. The worry is reinforced by a temporary reduction in uncomfortable physiological sensations.
d. The worry results from activation of the superego in order to punish oneself for past misdeeds.

Question 2

Cognitive psychologists believe that people whose threat schemas contain a high proportion of what-if questions

a. are more likely to suffer from a conviction that they will fail.
b. usually experience depression along with anxiety.
c. experience a dramatic increase in negative affect.
d. are able to avoid the experience of anxiety by suppressing their anxious thoughts.