Lisa Has a Normal Response to Stress When She Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

Lisa has a normal response to stress when she is worried about losing her job.Lisa's reaction may become an anxiety disorder if it

• A) is paired with under-arousal of her autonomic nervous system.
• B) lasts for more than a few weeks.
• C) is excessive in the absence of a true threat.
• D) goes undiagnosed.

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Definitions:

Process Of Internalization

The psychological process through which individuals integrate and adopt external norms, values, and beliefs as their own.

Child's Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of a child; it is the distinct set of personality traits and patterns that evolve over childhood.

Strange Situation

A paradigm used to test attachment in young children that involves separation from a parent.

Experimental Method

A research method involving the manipulation of one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another.