Phobias Are Most Likely to Be Characterized by

question 25

Multiple Choice

Phobias are most likely to be characterized by

• A) a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation.
• B) offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy the person.
• C) a continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal.
• D) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.

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Definitions:

Three-Mountain Task

A cognitive developmental measure designed by Jean Piaget to study children's ability to take on another's perspective and understand that different viewpoints exist.

Preoperational Child

A developmental stage posited by Piaget, typically aged 2 to 7 years, marked by the beginning use of symbols and language but limited in logical reasoning.

Subtraction

A mathematical operation that represents the process of taking one quantity away from another, resulting in the difference.

Addition

A mathematical operation that represents combining numbers or quantities to get a total sum.