Pat's Frequent and Intense Fears of Open and Public Places

question 96

Multiple Choice

Pat's frequent and intense fears of open and public places are out of proportions to the actual situations and are interfering with Pat's daily life. Pat's disorder most closely conforms to:

• A) agoraphobia.
• B) acrophobia.
• C) social phobia.
• D) generalized anxiety disorder.

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Definitions:

Directedness

The quality of being guided or oriented towards a specific goal or objective.

Transference

A phenomenon in psychoanalysis where patients redirect feelings and desires, often unconsciously, from their past onto the therapist.

Resistance

In psychology, the refusal to accept or comply with something; in physics, a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where unacceptable emotions or impulses are turned into their opposites to hide the true feelings.