If Research Indicated That Phobias Result from a Chemical Imbalance

question 13

Multiple Choice

If research indicated that phobias result from a chemical imbalance in the central nervous system, this would most clearly give added credibility to

• A) psychoanalytic theory.
• B) the medical model.
• C) the social-cognitive perspective.
• D) the DSM-5.

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