A patient with panic disorder tends to interpret the rapid ...

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A patient with panic disorder tends to interpret the rapid beating of his heart as a heart attack; a cognitive psychologist would call this
 
  a. automatic thinking.
  b. catastrophic misinterpretation.
  c. illusion of predictability.
  d. what-if thinking.

Question 2

Several lines of research have clarified the basic cognitive mechanisms involved in generalized anxiety disorder, as well as in panic disorder. Experts now believe that a factor that plays a crucial role in the onset of this process is
 
  a. depression.
  b. conditioned responses.
  c. the hypothalamus.
  d. attention.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.

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