The fact that the most common specific phobia in children is a fear of animals is believed to be due to ____.
a. the high rates of exposure to animals in young childhood
b. evolutionary processes
c. parental overprotection when young children encounter animals
d. the large size of the animals
Question 2Unlike adults, children with specific phobias ____.
a. avoid the feared stimuli
b. do not recognize that their fears are extreme and unreasonable
c. experience physiological arousal when presented with the feared stimuli
d. are more easily treated
Question 3The lifetime prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder is ____.
a. 1.2
b. 2.2
c. 3.6
d. 6.8
Question 4To be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, a child must exhibit ____.
a. separation anxiety disorder
b. worry about academic performance
c. an inability to control worry
d. perfectionism and self-critical behavior
Question 5Which of the following distinguishes children with generalized anxiety disorder from those with other anxiety disorders?
a. their worries are age-inappropriate
b. they experience somatic symptoms
c. they worry about minor events
d. they worry about minor events and experience somatic symptoms
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