Teddy visits a doctor for help with intense anxiety that he feels is "overwhelming." He is told he might not need treatment, because his PROMIS score (which measures emotional distress and anxiety) was "not that high." In terms of understanding psychological disorders, this example most clearly shows that
A. statistics don't capture the distress of psychological disorders.
B. people from different cultures often don't agree on ideal behavior.
C. people within the same culture don't always agree on ideal behavior.
D. atypical is not necessarily the same as abnormal.
Answer: A
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