One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of emotional discomfort or __________
a) personal distress
b) social deviance
c) statistical rarity
d) situational context
ANS: A
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A. coordination loss B. evaluation apprehension hypothesis C. social loafing D. process loss
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A. schizotypal B. schizoid C. paranoid D. multiple
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A) Almost all infants develop colic. B) Colic is a pattern of intense daily periods of crying for one to three hours per day. C) The cause of colic is usually an allergy to infant formula. D) Colic typically begins at about two weeks of age and then disappears spontaneously at three or four months of age.
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a. less cognitive, more social b. more self-directed, less biological c. more unconscious, less emotional d. less fluid, more environmental