High Levels of Anxiety Sensitivity

question 100

Multiple Choice

High levels of anxiety sensitivity

• A) increase the risk of all types of anxiety disorder.
• B) are seen in all who develop agoraphobia.
• C) are a diathesis for panic attacks.
• D) can be effectively treated with drugs that minimize noradrenergic function.

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Definitions:

Cold Receptors

Sensory nerve endings that are responsive to decrease in temperature, found in the skin.

Warm Receptors

Sensory receptors in the skin that detect increases in temperature, contributing to the sensation of warmth.

Nociceptor

A sensory receptor that responds to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending signals to the spinal cord and brain.

Thermoreceptor

A type of sensory receptor specialized to detect changes in temperature.