The student completes Part 1 with all the empirical data available. The formulation is based on both the empirical data and the theoretical knowledge. Data that we have from this case. Synthesis of data with concepts from the theory. Speculation or hypothetical wondering, about other data we don't have that might be helpful from this perspective.
Behavioral theorists purport that anxiety is a learned behavior.
From her past history, it seems that some of her behaviors could have been learned. We know that, as a child, she was removed from her mother and placed in foster care at the age of 2. Retreating to quiet places and hiding may have been reinforced behaviors from an early age. One would also wonder how she responded to the new environment and how her anxiety was relieved at that time. Psychoanalysts believe that anxiety is expressed based on early mother child experiences.