A Specific Phobia Would MOST Likely Be Attributed To

question 5

Multiple Choice

A specific phobia would MOST likely be attributed to:

• A) biological or genetic influences.
• B) learned behavior.
• C) traumatic history.
• D) socio-cultural-economic-political influences.

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Development

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson that describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan.

Major Personality Change

A significant alteration in an individual's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, often resulting from life events or therapeutic interventions.

Psychosocial Development

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson which outlines eight stages of human development, each characterized by a specific conflict that individuals must resolve to progress healthily.

Entirely On Genetics

Refers to the concept that certain traits, characteristics, or diseases are fully determined by genetic information.