A class is considering the case of Carl, who decided to dye his hair blue, pierce his nose, and get a tattoo advocating "Rebellion Now." The class assignment is to decide whether Carl's behavior is "abnormal." One student says,
"I know friends who have dyed their hair, pierced their nose, and gotten a tattoo, but none have done all three." Another student says, "Carl's behavior would not be accepted in my group of friends." Which criteria have these two students focused on in their comments?
a) dysfunctional and personal distress
b) dysfunctional and statistical rarity
c) deviance from social norms and statistical rarity
d) deviance from social norms and personal distress
C
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a. evolutionary psychology. b. cognitive psychology. c. clinical psychology. d. personality psychology.
Which of the following is not one of the ossicles?
a. the malleus b. the incus c. the pinna d. the stapes
According to Freud, the thoughts, feelings, sensations, or
memories that a person is not consciously aware of at the moment, but that may be easily brought to consciousness, defines the _____ a) ego ideal. b) conscious. c) preconscious. d) unconscious.
The fact that a person can be a son, a husband, a father, a teacher, a volunteer, a friend, and an author is known as ________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.