Luis and Ted Both Get Racing Hearts Once in a While

question 37

Multiple Choice

Luis and Ted both get racing hearts once in a while. When it happens to Ted, he panics and thinks he is going to die. Gradually, he has developed panic attacks if he even thinks that his heart is beating strongly. When Luis's heart starts beating strongly, he looks to his current activity to understand what is producing the sensations (hard work) . Ted apparently has a high degree of:

• A) fear.
• B) anxiety.
• C) obsessive imagery.
• D) anxiety sensitivity.

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Definitions:

Double-blind Study

A study design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants belong to the control group and which belong to the experimental group until the conclusion of the research.

Experimental Drug

A pharmaceutical compound that is in the process of being tested for effectiveness and safety in treating a particular disease or condition but has not yet received governmental approval for general use.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In experimental research, this is the group of participants not exposed to the experimental treatment, serving as a baseline to compare with the experimental or treatment group.