⬛ TEXTO 5 (clique para abrir / fechar)
Kids can show anxiety symptoms early on
Kristen Rogers – CNN
Excessive clinginess to parents can be a sign a child is struggling with an anxiety disorder, experts have said. (...)
Anxiety disorders are marked by persistent and excessive worries. While someone with generalized anxiety might worry about various everyday things, someone with social anxiety typically has ‘intense or persistent fears or worries about being judged negatively by other people’, said Rachel Busman, a New York-based clinical psychologist and cognitive and behavioral consultant _______ specialized in anxiety.
One fifth of children worldwide have anxiety symptoms that are clinically elevated, or worse than what is considered normal, according to a 2011 study.
Anxiety symptoms can be difficult to spot, but the sooner parents notice signs, the earlier mental health professionals ‘can help parents and kids understand what is happening’, said Dr. Rebecca Baum, a professor of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the University of North Carolina.
Children with anxiety might begin to avoid anxiety-inducing situations. This behavior can facilitate a cycle that makes their fears bigger and bigger.
🔗 Adapted from: CNN
🟨 QUESTÃO 40
Which word can substitute “clinginess” (line 1) without changing the meaning?
🄰 Discipline.
🄱 Dependence.
🄲 Disobedience.
🄳 Disconnection.
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
No texto, “clinginess” descreve o comportamento de crianças que se apegam excessivamente aos pais, indicando uma necessidade exagerada de proximidade e apoio. O sentido é claramente associado à ideia de dependência emocional.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ Discipline
Refere-se a regras e controle de comportamento, sem relação com apego excessivo.
🚩 Pegadinha: palavra comum em contextos educacionais, mas sem equivalência semântica.
(B) ✅ Dependence
Transmite a ideia de necessidade excessiva de apoio ou presença de alguém.
🚩 Pegadinha: exige leitura contextual, não tradução literal.
(C) ❌ Disobedience
Significa desobediência, o oposto do comportamento descrito no texto.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir ansiedade com comportamento rebelde.
(D) ❌ Disconnection
Indica afastamento ou falta de vínculo, sentido contrário a “clinginess”.
🚩 Pegadinha: prefixo “dis-” pode induzir erro por associação superficial.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ “Clinginess” indica apego excessivo
✔ Sentido equivalente: dependência emocional
✔ Alternativa correta mantém o significado original
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (B)