Regarding Specific Phobias,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 226

Multiple Choice

Regarding specific phobias,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) People affected by phobias recognize that their fears are unreasonable.
• B) A phobic disorder differs from ordinary fears in that phobias produce overwhelming fear that may lead to vomiting, wild climbing or running, or fainting.
• C) About 8.7 percent of all adults have a phobic disorder in a given year.
• D) Fear of closed spaces is the most common specific phobia of Americans.

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A purine nucleobase, one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA and RNA, paired with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.

ATP

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