Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 11

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and irrational fear and heightened physiological arousal that is out of proportion to the danger elicited by the object or situation is called a (a) _____, of which there are several kinds. Unreasonable, marked, and persistent fears that are triggered by anticipation of, or exposure to, a specific object or situation are called a (b) _____. An anxiety that comes from being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing if a panic attack or paniclike symptoms were to occur is called (c) _____. Irrational, marked, and continuous fear of performing in social situations and feeling humiliated or embarrassed is called a (d) _____.