Neurobiological Factors Involved in Panic Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

question 136

Multiple Choice

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that

• A) both disorders are caused by an excess of the GABA neurotransmitter.
• B) the two disorders are genetically identical.
• C) panic may be an acute version of generalized anxiety disorder.
• D) fear and anxiety are fundamentally distinct.

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