Eric Failed at Everything He Ever Tried

question 30

Multiple Choice

Eric failed at everything he ever tried. He failed at school, got in trouble, and joined the military. He began to feel trapped, working hard but getting nowhere. After a messy divorce and a dishonorable discharge from the military, he finally gave up and self-medicated until he developed an opioid addiction. Which typology describes Eric's mode of adaptation to anomic imbalance?

• A) retreatist
• B) ritualist
• C) innovator
• D) conformist

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