Collecting Yarn and Rolling It into a 12-Foot Ball in Your

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Multiple Choice

Collecting yarn and rolling it into a 12-foot ball in your backyard, walking backward everywhere you go, or becoming the only person on your street to paint your house "Day-Glo" orange are examples of ______.

• A) self-defeating behavior
• B) unusualness
• C) socially unacceptable
• D) faulty perception of reality

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Definitions:

Depression

A common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.

Eclectic Approach

An integrative method in therapy that combines techniques and theories from different schools of psychological thought.

Abnormality

A significant deviation from common patterns or behaviors, often indicating the presence of psychological or physiological issues.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality development and psychological functioning that emphasizes unconscious processes, the significance of childhood experiences, and the roles of sexual and aggressive drives in shaping behavior.