Peter is deathly afraid of spiders. Whenever he sees one, he screams and runs out of the room and will not return until he sees evidence that it has been killed. What is he probably suffering from?
A. Social Phobia
B. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
C. A Specific Phobia
D. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
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Is a woman who has episodes of severe, disruptive anxiety tied to a specific object or situation more likely to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder or a phobia?
A. generalized anxiety disorder, because it is a more common disorder
B. phobia, because it is more common among women than men
C. phobia, because the fear is caused by something specific
D. generalized anxiety disorder, because the fear is disruptive
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