In Recent Years, the Level of Anxiety Reported by Children

question 25

Multiple Choice

In recent years, the level of anxiety reported by children

• A) has been disputed among professionals because many believe that children cannot be diagnosed with these disorders.
• B) has increased to levels similar to child psychiatric patients in the 1950s.
• C) has decreased substantially because of the use of anti-anxiety medications.
• D) has decreased for children living in urban areas.

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing and manipulation.

Explicit Memory

Retention of facts and experiences that we can consciously know and “declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)

Conscious Memory

memory that involves the awareness of remembering and which can typically be verbalized.

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