Regarding Traumatic Stresses, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 444

Multiple Choice

Regarding traumatic stresses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Twenty percent of the people who lived close to Ground Zero in New York suffered serious stress disorders.
• B) Forty-four percent of U.S.adults who only saw the September 11th terrorist attacks on television had at least some stress symptoms.
• C) Since victims realize that disaster could strike again without warning, many victims feel that they are losing control of their lives.
• D) Persons who develop the most severe anxiety exhibit schizophrenic-like symptoms that require antipsychotic medication.

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Definitions:

Status Quo Effect

The tendency for individuals to prefer to keep things as they are rather than change, often driven by loss aversion and decision-making biases.

Invisible Hand

The tendency of competition to cause individuals and firms to unintentionally but quite effectively promote the interests of society even when each individual or firm is only attempting to pursue its own interests.

Behavioral Economics

A branch of economics focusing on how psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social influences impact the economic choices made by individuals and institutions.

Threat of Rejection

The fear or concern that one's ideas, actions, or presence will not be accepted by others.