A Friend Stated That When She Went to a Clinic

question 56

Multiple Choice

A friend stated that when she went to a clinic, she had to spend 30- to 60-second sessions shaking her head from side to side, spinning in a chair, tensing all her muscles, hyperventilating, or breathing through a narrow straw.What is she receiving treatment for?

• A)post-traumatic stress disorder
• B)specific phobia
• C)social phobia
• D)panic disorder

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Definitions:

Machismo

A cultural attitude or behavior that emphasizes male strength, dominance, and virility, often at the expense of females or perceived weaknesses.

Traditional Sense

Pertaining to customs, practices, or ideas that have been inherited from ancestors or established in the past.

Mestizo

A person of mixed European and Indigenous American descent, commonly used in Latin America.

Mexican Americans

A demographic group in the United States with ancestral ties to Mexico, representing a diverse range of cultural, socioeconomic, and personal identities.