One Study Looked at Data on Happiness for More Than

question 4

Multiple Choice

One study looked at data on happiness for more than 42,000 Americans beginning in 1972. According to the researchers' findings, which of these individuals is most likely to report being "very happy"?

• A) Gene, age 28, who has been married for 4 years
• B) Exavier, age 37, who has not married
• C) Levi, age 42, who is now divorced
• D) Norbert, age 40, who has remarried after his divorce

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Definitions:

Psychotic Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by a disconnection from reality, which might include hallucinations, delusions, and impaired thought processes.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions and feelings.

Dissociative Disorders

A group of mental disorders characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness, and memory.

Disconnected

The state of being isolated or detached from others or from the surrounding environment, leading to feelings of disengagement or alienation.