Ethan had a heart attack while at a grocery store and now fears and avoids them. From a
behavioral perspective, how would you explain Ethan's behavior?
Select one:
Ethan is experiencing distorted and catastrophic thoughts that he will die if he has
another attack and thus is avoiding the grocery store
Ethan believes that if he has another heart attack, he will not be able to maximize his
full potential
Ethan has learned to associate the grocery store with a heart attack and is
responding to the grocery store with fear, as he would a heart attack
Ethan is repressing a memory of his mother similarly having a heart attack when
Ethan was young
