Someone Who Is Afraid to Leave Their House Because They

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Multiple Choice

Someone who is afraid to leave their house because they are afraid of being in public places would most likely be diagnosed as having

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

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Definitions:

Negative Symptoms

In psychology, especially in the context of schizophrenia, these refer to the absence of normal behaviors or feelings, such as social withdrawal or lack of emotion.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Flat Affect

A significant reduction in emotional expressiveness, where a person appears emotionally numb or unresponsive.

Schizophrenia

A brain disorder characterized by anomalies in thought patterns, sensory experiences, emotional responses, and social engagements.