Your Friend's Mother Is Afraid of Squirrels

Multiple Choice

Your friend's mother is afraid of squirrels. Although she knows squirrels are basically harmless, she cannot control her anxiety when she sees either a real squirrel or a picture of a squirrel. She never took your friend to the local park when he was a child because of the numerous squirrels. Your friend's mother has

A) panic disorder.
B) conversion disorder.
C) generalised anxiety disorder.
D) phobic disorder.