A middle-aged woman presents for therapy with a history of early childhood trauma perpetrated by abusive parents.She now reports that she is unable to tolerate any close social ties as much as she longs for them,and becomes highly anxious whenever people begin to "get close." From a learning theory perspective,this might be best explained by the process of:

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The woman's anxiety in response to people getting close can be explained by generalization, where the fear response learned from her abusive parents is generalized to other close social relationships.

A Middle-Aged Woman Presents for Therapy with a History of Early