According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from specific phobias?
A) Defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD.
B) Different defense mechanisms are employed by those with GAD and those with specific phobias.
C) The underlying conflict in GAD is between the ego and the superego, while it is between the id and ego in specific phobias.
D) Individuals with specific phobias suffer from self-hate and project this emotion on the feared stimulus.

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In the psychoanalytic view, generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by non-functional defense mechanisms, leading to pervasive anxiety, unlike specific phobias where defense mechanisms are more targeted and functional.

According to the Psychoanalytic View, What Makes Generalized Anxiety Disorder