Within the medical model, distinctive patterns of abnormal behavior are described as

a. psychological oddities.
b. biological disorders.
c. mental disorders or mental illnesses. d. diatheses.
e. attributional styles.


c

Psychology

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a. Brazil b. Africa c. the United States d. Switzerland

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a. feel fear b. relate normally to friends, family, and coworkers c. name familiar people and objects by sight d. "read" people's emotional expressions as conveyed by their eyes

Psychology

A 2008 survey found that typical American teenagers received or made about how many text messages per day?

a. 5 c. 30 b. 10 d. 80

Psychology