Cognitive Factors Involved in Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders Include

question 23

Multiple Choice

Cognitive factors involved in anxiety and anxiety-related disorders include:

• A) dysfunctional attitudes, beliefs and thinking abilities.
• B) maladaptive attitudes, beliefs and interpretive biases.
• C) maladaptive beliefs, schemas, attention and processing biases, and automatic thoughts.
• D) over-exaggerations in terms of number and degree of threats to the self.
• E) over-exaggerations only in terms of degree of threats to the self.

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Definitions:

X-inefficiency

The difference between actual and minimum possible input costs, often occurring due to a lack of competitive pressure and inefficiencies in production.

Minimum Possible Average Cost

The lowest average cost at which a firm can produce its output in the long run, given its technology and factor prices.

Barriers to Entry

Factors that make it difficult or costly for new firms to enter and compete in an industry, such as high startup costs or strict regulations.