Mathew Is Calm During Exams and Works Hard on All

question 104

Essay

Mathew is calm during exams and works hard on all school assignments-even when assignments are not going to be graded. However, his girlfriend, Maria, tends to have high feelings of anxiety in evaluative situations (especially when dealing with new information) and often performs poorly because of this anxiety. Discuss the underlying issues you think are most likely causing these two behavioral profiles and how these issues are related. Additionally, why do you think Mathew and Maria have developed these idiosyncrasies?

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Definitions:

Touch

The sense that allows organisms to perceive pressure, temperature, and pain through physical contact.

Right Hemisphere

The half of the human brain typically associated with processing visual and spatial information, creativity, and intuition.

Auditory Perception

The process by which the brain interprets and makes sense of sound signals received by the ears.

Visual-Spatial Relationships

The understanding of how objects or symbols relate to each other in space, including their shapes, sizes, and positions.