The Major Way That Anxiety Is Different from Fear Is

question 61

Multiple Choice

The major way that anxiety is different from fear is that anxiety is:

• A) much more intense emotionally
• B) processed in the brain, whereas fear is processed in the spinal cord
• C) more generalized and vague
• D) innate, rather than learned

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