Nadia Is Generally Not Very Anxious

question 92

Short Answer

Nadia is generally not very anxious. She also does not react as much to bodily sensations that others find anxiety provoking. According to the cognitive-behavioral explanation for panic attack, she probably has a low degree of _____.

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Definitions:

Eyeblink Conditioning

When a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes able to elicit a conditioned eyeblink as a result of being paired with a puff of air or a brief electrical shock below the eye.

Extinction Procedure

A process in conditioning where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral becomes capable of triggering a conditioned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Experimental Chamber

is a controlled environment used in behavioral research to study the responses of subjects under specific conditions.