Kate Constantly Thinks About Jumping in Front of an Oncoming

question 97

Multiple Choice

Kate constantly thinks about jumping in front of an oncoming car when she is walking. The only way she seems to be able to stop these self-destructive thoughts is to say Mother Goose nursery rhymes over and over to herself. Which disorder is most consistent with Kate's symptoms?

• A)generalized anxiety disorder
• B)obsessive-compulsive disorder
• C)panic disorder
• D)bipolar disorder

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to favor, interpret, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype or an example that comes to mind, rather than on objective probability.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to find, interpret, choose, and recollect details in a way that corroborates the existing beliefs or hypotheses of a person.