For eight months, Lena has felt restless, tense, and worried about school, money, health, and family most days, with no single object feared. What disorder best fits?

Marcus has sudden episodes of pounding heart, choking feelings, and terror that seem to come out of nowhere, then spends weeks fearing another episode. What disorder fits?

A student avoids elevators for months because enclosed elevators trigger intense fear, but other public places do not. What disorder fits?

Before class presentations, Priya fears classmates will notice her shaking and think she is foolish, so she avoids speaking in front of groups. What disorder fits?

Darius avoids buses, crowded theaters, and long lines because he fears he could not escape or get help if panic-like symptoms began. What disorder fits?

For months, a teen refuses sleepovers and becomes intensely fearful that a parent will be harmed whenever they are separated. What anxiety disorder fits?

A child speaks freely at home but has not spoken at school for several months, even though she understands the language and can speak. What disorder fits?

Omar is calm most of the time but has intense fear at the sight of needles and skips needed blood draws because of it. What disorder fits?

After several unexpected surges of terror with chest tightness and dizziness, Nia stops exercising because body sensations make her fear another attack. What disorder fits?

What feature separates generalized anxiety disorder from a specific phobia?

What turns repeated panic attacks into panic disorder rather than isolated panic attacks?

How does social anxiety disorder differ from agoraphobia?

What feature best separates agoraphobia from a specific phobia of elevators?

What feature separates obsessive-compulsive disorder from generalized anxiety disorder?

What duration feature separates post-traumatic stress disorder from acute stress disorder?

Sam keeps seeing unwanted mental images of germs on his hands; the images feel intrusive and distressing. In OCD, the unwanted images are the

Nora washes her hands in a fixed sequence until anxiety drops after contamination thoughts. In OCD, the washing ritual is the

A teen silently repeats lucky numbers to neutralize a fear that a sibling will die. In OCD, the silent repeating is the

Diego cannot stop thinking, despite no evidence, that he may have hit someone with his car. In OCD, that intrusive doubt is an

Leah checks the locks for an hour to reduce a recurring thought that an intruder will enter. In OCD, the checking is the

Two months after an assault, Jordan has nightmares, avoids the street where it happened, feels detached, and startles at sudden noises. What disorder fits?

A firefighter repeatedly relives a fatal call in flashbacks, avoids dispatch tones, feels guilt, and sleeps poorly for six months. What disorder fits?

After witnessing violence, Priya has intrusive memories, avoids news reports, is irritable, and scans exits for a year. What condition matches those clusters?

Four months after a robbery, Alex has nightmares, avoids the store, feels numb, and is hypervigilant whenever someone walks behind him. What disorder fits?

After a crash, Mei has unwanted memories, avoids driving, blames herself constantly, and jumps at horns for nine months. What disorder fits?

A teen was bitten by a dog and later panics when hearing barking. A learning account emphasizes what process?

A student avoids presentations, so anxiety drops immediately and avoidance becomes more likely. What learning principle is at work?

Kai treats a normal racing heartbeat before a test as proof that a panic attack is coming. What account explains this anxiety?

Family and twin evidence shows anxiety disorders are more common among biological relatives. What account does this evidence support?

After seeing a parent scream near spiders, a child begins fearing spiders without being bitten. What learning account applies?