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The Anxiety Games

Read the prompt and answer the following questions. It's not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the questions posed using appropriate psychological terminology.

Jennifer Lawrence used to attend therapy sessions for her anxiety. According to Jennifer, "When my mother told me about my childhood, she always told me there was like a light in me, a spark that inspired me constantly. When I entered school, the light went out. We never knew what it was, a kind of social anxiety. I had lots of friends. I think mostly I didn't feel intelligent because I wasn't a good student. In life, some people are stupid, but they manage to get by, and I'm one of them."

Eventually Lawrence overcame her anxiety by taking up acting. She explained, "One day, I begged my parents to take me to a casting. We went to New York, and that's where I started acting. As soon as I was on stage, my mom saw a change in me. She saw my fears disappear. She found her daughter again, the one who had this light and joy. I finally found my path in life and something that made me happy because I felt capable, whereas before I felt useless."

Melinda Parry, PhD @ Hamilton High School, AZ

Question 1

Short answer

Explain how the psychoanalytic approach to psychology would explain the origins of Jennifer's anxiety.

Question 2

Short answer

Explain how the cognitive approach to psychology would explain the origins of Jennifer's anxiety.

Question 3

Short answer

Explain how the humanistic approach to psychology would explain the origins of Jennifer's anxiety.

Question 4

Short answer

Explain how the behavioral approach to psychology would explain the origins of Jennifer's anxiety.

Question 5

Short answer

Explain how the biological approach to psychology would explain the origins of Jennifer's anxiety.

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