For the Last Three Years, Angie Has Not Left Her

question 932

Multiple Choice

For the last three years, Angie has not left her home except for brief trips to the mailbox a few yards from her front door.Although she has thought about going to the movies or shopping, the times she has actually tried to venture outside past her mailbox, Angie has been overcome by dizziness and runs back into the house.Angie would be diagnosed with

• A) agoraphobia.
• B) generalized anxiety disorder.
• C) conversion disorder.
• D) a specific phobia.

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