Holly Describes Herself This Way: "I Am Always Tense and Worried

question 38

Multiple Choice

Holly describes herself this way: "I am always tense and worried. Sometimes I get so frightened, I feel like I'll die. I am terribly embarrassed by my behavior, but I can't control it. It is often so bad that it interferes with my work." Holly is probably suffering from what type of disorder?

• A) anxiety disorder
• B) avoidance disorder
• C) factitious disorder
• D) somatoform disorder

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Definitions:

Self-reference

Self-reference pertains to the inclusion or consideration of oneself in understanding and relating to concepts or events.

Chunking

A method of organizing or grouping pieces of information together to improve the efficiency of memory recall.

Forgetting

The loss or change of memory over time, which can involve the inability to recall information, experiences, or skills.

Encoding

The first step in memory; the process by which information gets into memory storage.