Research Has Indicated That

question 2

Multiple Choice

Research has indicated that:

• A) in order to experience a generalized anxiety disorder, a person must have lived through a specific anxiety-producing event.
• B) it is normal for an individual to feel anxious, be in a general state of apprehension, or experience psychological tension for a period of time.
• C) the majority of people who live through a traumatic experience continue to have posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms for many years.
• D) if loss of interest in familiar activities and a sense of detachment from others persist for two weeks after a trauma, then posttraumatic stress disorder is diagnosed.

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Definitions:

Matching Law

A principle stating that animals will distribute their behaviors in proportion to the rate of reinforcement they receive for those behaviors.

Minimizing Law

The principle suggesting that organisms will adapt their behaviors in order to minimize negative consequences or punishments.

Contrast Law

A principle in psychology that states the perceived intensity of a stimulus can change relative to the intensity of a preceding or surrounding stimulus.

Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory

A theory proposing that avoidance learning involves both classical conditioning of fear and operant conditioning of the avoidance response.