Question

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according to the cognitive perspective, what is at the root of an anxiety disorder?
○ specific fears
○ uncontrollable compulsions
○ genetics
○ maladaptive thoughts
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Explanation:

The cognitive perspective focuses on how people think, perceive, and interpret the world. Maladaptive thoughts (negative, irrational, or distorted ways of thinking) are seen as a root cause of anxiety disorders in this perspective. Specific fears might be a symptom rather than the root cause from a cognitive view. Uncontrollable compulsions are more related to the behavioral aspect (like in OCD, which has a compulsion aspect but the cognitive root would be related to thoughts). Genetics is a biological factor, not cognitive.

Answer:

Maladaptive thoughts