AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jane cannot leave her house. She has an irrational fear that if she goes outside she will have a panic attack and be embarrassed. Which of the following disorders does Jane most likely suffer from?
A
Social Anxiety Disorder
B
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
C
Specific Phobia
D
Agoraphobia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fear of leaving your home (agoraphobia). Panic attack symptoms that last longer than 15 minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. There are many specific phobias. Acrophobia is a fear of heights.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most people who have agoraphobia develop it after having one or more panic attacks, causing them to worry about having another attack. They then avoid the places where it may happen again.

Detailed explanation-4: -Multidimensional scaling (MDS) of panic symptoms identified three types of panic which were consistent over time and for which reliable scales were constructed to measure derealization, cardiac panic, and respiratory panic.

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