AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is characterized by children’s unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to their parents or other important people in their life or that something will happen to the children themselves that will separate them from their parents.
A
Separation anxiety disorder
B
Generalized anxiety disorder
C
Selective mutism
D
Social anxiety disorder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Often children with separation anxiety obsessively worry that their parents have been involved in an accident, have become too ill to care for them, or are in “lost” to the child forever.

Detailed explanation-2: -Generalized Anxiety Disorder, GAD, is an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic anxiety, exaggerated worry and tension, even when there is little or nothing to provoke it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Generalized anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that produces fear, worry, and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed. It is characterized by excessive, persistent, and unrealistic worry about everyday things.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social Anxiety Disorder (previously called social phobia) People with this disorder will try to avoid the situation or endure it with great anxiety. Common examples are extreme fear of public speaking, meeting new people or eating/drinking in public.

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