Asked by Diamond

Kathryn was in a minor car accident while driving her sister to school six months ago. Since then, she experiences anxiety whenever she has to drive. Her mother has encouraged Kathryn to drive even though she finds it stressful.

In this scenario, the most likely stressor causing Kathryn to experience anxiety is
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Kathryn’s stressor is most likely related to her
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
In this scenario, the most likely stressor causing Kathryn to experience anxiety is the minor car accident (a traumatic event).

Kathryn’s stressor is most likely related to her classical conditioning — a learned fear response (amygdala-mediated fear learning) associating driving with the accident.