Anxiety About Being in Places or Situations from Which Escape

question 95

Multiple Choice

Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult is indicative of

• A)obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• B)post-traumatic stress.
• C)agoraphobia.
• D)somatoform disorder.

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