The Most Disabling Fear Disorder Is the Panic Attack

question 236

True/False

The most disabling fear disorder is the panic attack.

Understand the concept of psychosocial crisis and its resolution across different stages.

Recognize the challenges and key transitions during adolescence and young adulthood.

Understand the importance of generativity and ego integrity in middle and later adulthood.

Compare and contrast different theories of developmental psychology.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic reactions through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Mental Representation

An internal image or concept of an external reality or abstract idea.

Extinct Conditioned Responses

The process by which a conditioned response becomes weaker or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.