Darlene Is Constantly Nervous, Tense, and Apprehensive

question 170

Multiple Choice

Darlene is constantly nervous, tense, and apprehensive. She worries about her health, her job, her children, and her relatives. Her husband has tried to reassure her that everything is going well, but she can't seem to shake her pervasive anxiety. Darlene is probably experiencing:

• A)normal anxiety.
• B)agoraphobia.
• C)generalized anxiety disorder.
• D)panic disorder.

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Definitions:

Conservation

The cognitive ability to understand that certain properties of objects, such as volume or mass, remain the same even when their outward appearance changes.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, which develops in infancy.

Operations

In cognitive psychology, it refers to mental actions that allow individuals to mentally manipulate objects and solve problems.

Count

To determine the total number of items in a set by listing them one by one.