Some Call the Great Recession The

question 29

Multiple Choice

Some call the Great Recession the:

• A) period when the economy does not grow for four consecutive quarters.
• B) recession that began in 2007 due to the decline in consumer spending when the housing bubble burst.
• C) period of high inflation that took place in the early 1970s.
• D) period of economic stagnation that took place in the early 1990s.

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Definitions:

Nonexposure Treatments

Psychological treatments that address anxiety and trauma without directly confronting the fear-inducing stimuli.

Emotional Processing Theory

A framework suggesting that emotional experiences can be understood and managed through the process of actively interpreting and integrating these emotions.

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, characterized by flashbacks, avoidance, and heightened reactivity.

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory positing that human emotions and behaviors are a product of both physical arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal.