A Psychological Disorder Is a Syndrome Marked by a Clinically

question 339

Multiple Choice

A psychological disorder is a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance that

• A) is aggressive,persistent,and intentional.
• B) is selfish,habitual,and avoidable.
• C) represents a significant disturbance in a person's cognitions,emotion regulation,or behaviors.
• D) is biologically influenced,unconsciously motivated,and difficult to change.

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Definitions:

Sample

A portion of the overall population picked for conducting studies or inquiries in order to collect demographic data.

Frequency Polygon

A graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset that shows how often each value occurs, connecting each data point by straight lines.

Frequency Distribution

A summarization of data by reporting the number of observations that fall within each range or bin of values for a specific variable.

Pie Graph

A circular chart divided into sectors, each sector shows the relative size of each value to the total.