Jessie Is So Afraid to Drive Across the Long Bridge

question 49

Multiple Choice

Jessie is so afraid to drive across the long bridge across Lake Pontchartrain that he drives 50 miles out of his way when he visits his mother.Jessie would be diagnosed with

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

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.

Existing Theories

The body of current hypotheses, ideas, and concepts that explain phenomena in a particular field of study.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process of altering one's existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or experiences.

Assimilation

The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.