Jarmin Is a Sports Announcer Who Has an Overwhelming Fear

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Jarmin is a sports announcer who has an overwhelming fear of flying. He will spend hours or days driving from coast to coast for a job and has even turned down jobs because he could not get to that job on time by taking the train or traveling by car. The few times he tried to get on a plane, he became dizzy and sick to his stomach. Jarmin would be diagnosed with

• A)agoraphobia.
• B)acute stress disorder.
• C)a panic disorder.
• D)a specific phobia.

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Definitions:

Movement Excitation

The process of stimulating muscle fibers to contract, leading to movement.

Movement Inhibition

The suppression or delay of an action or movement, which can be a voluntary decision or a result of neurological mechanisms.

Putamen

A round structure located at the base of the forebrain and part of the basal ganglia, involved in motor control and learning.

Globus Pallidus

A subcortical structure located in the brain, involved in the regulation of voluntary movement by influencing the thalamus.