Davis Has Such an Intense, Irrational Fear of Clowns That

question 149

Multiple Choice

Davis has such an intense, irrational fear of clowns that he cannot take his daughters to see the circus when it is in town. Davis would be most correctly diagnosed as suffering from ________.

• A)obsessive-compulsive disorder
• B)panic disorder
• C)a phobia
• D)posttraumatic stress disorder

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