A nurse questions a client with panic disorder about whether a parent or sibling also has a panic disorder. This nurse is using a
A) behavioral approach.
B) biologic approach.
C) psychoanalytic approach.
D) psychodynamic approach.

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From the biologic viewpoint, some evidence supports a genetic influence for GAD, panic disorder, and phobias. First-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) of clients with these disorders have an increased risk of the same manifestations compared with normal control subjects. Psychoanalytic theory proposes that anxiety results from inability to control painful impulses, thoughts, or memories. Behavioral theory explains abnormal behavior as a learned response to specific reinforcement in the environment. Both are included in the psychological etiology of mental disorders.

A Nurse Questions a Client with Panic Disorder About Whether