Pat is constantly cleaning and re-cleaning the house and cannot seem to stop doing so. Pat's behavior is beginning to interfere in other areas of life and cause others, as well as Pat, great concern and distress. Pat's behavior would be described as a(n)
a. phobia.
b. behavioral deficit.
c. behavioral excess.
d. dysthymic disorder.
c
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A. Jenny benefits more from social support B. Lisa benefits more from social support, because two parents provide a larger social grouping than one C. both would have about the same social support from their families D. both girls would have to go outside the family for the majority of their social support
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