Karl goes to see Dr. Norton to help him overcome his fear of cats. Karl’s fear began in childhood when he petted a cat and someo
ne slammed a door. Every time Karl petted the cat, the door slammed. Now whenever Karl sees a cat, he becomes very anxious. Karl’s fear of cats is classified as a. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b. a specific phobia.
c. panic disorder.
d. generalized anxiety disorder.
e. conversion disorder.
If he was really scared of cats, he would run 5 miles out the door like i would do if i saw a spider. Therefore we can eliminate d and e. Then if you think about it, obsessive compulsive disorder he would pass out of the sight of a cat, so we can also eliminate a. Finally, b would not be correct because being scared of cats is 2 types of phobia, so we can eliminate b, leaving c as our answer.
