One explanation for _____________ disorders is that the body's flight-or-fight response is overactive

A) mood
B) anxiety
C) personality
D) schizophrenic

Answer: B
Rationale: Anxiety is based on a normal physiological and psychological response to stressful events known as the fight-or-flight response. These responses can be highly adaptive, but may become deregulated in anxiety disorders.

Psychology

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