Based on Brain-Imaging Procedures, There Is Now General Agreement That

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Multiple Choice

Based on brain-imaging procedures, there is now general agreement that anxiety disorders are due in part to which of the following?

• A)abnormal bottom-up and top-down processing in the limbic system and cortex
• B)overly responsive stimulation of the amygdala
• C)new information in the limbic system
• D)inadequate down-regulation of the amygdala

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