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Patricia Arriaga
on Oct 28, 2024
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A blood-injection-injury phobia is different from other specific phobias because the phobic stimulus causes __________.
A) panic instead of a parasympathetic response
B) a feeling of disgust and drop in blood pressure rather than feelings of fear with increased blood pressure
C) both a panic response and a parasympathetic response
D) neither panic nor a parasympathetic response
Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia
A specific phobia involving fear of blood, injury, or receiving injections, often leading to fainting.
Parasympathetic Response
The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for relaxation and slowing down the body's response after stress or danger has passed, often referred to as the "rest and digest" response.
Panic
A sudden, overwhelming feeling of fear or anxiety that can result in extreme and unreasoned behavior.
- Understand the methods for diagnosing specific phobias, social phobias, and other anxiety disorders, and how to differentiate them from one another.
- Comprehend the influence of environmental, biological, and psychological elements on the emergence of specific phobias and anxiety disorders.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the methods for diagnosing specific phobias, social phobias, and other anxiety disorders, and how to differentiate them from one another.
- Comprehend the influence of environmental, biological, and psychological elements on the emergence of specific phobias and anxiety disorders.