Which Category Is LEAST Associated with the Feelings of Loneliness

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which category is LEAST associated with the feelings of loneliness?

• A) Transient
• B) Situational
• C) Chronic
• D) Nonverbal

Recognize the criteria for distinguishing normal from abnormal behavior, including adaptive functioning, personal distress, and deviation from social norms.

Identify historical perspectives on abnormal behavior and the evolution of the medical model.

Critique the medical model and understand the arguments presented by its critics.

Grasp the definition, classification, and critique of abnormal behavior, including the role of cultural and social norms.

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Definitions:

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder characterized by the body's inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to harmful accumulations.

Phenylalanine

An essential amino acid that is a building block of proteins, not synthesized by the human body, and thus must be obtained from the diet.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A serious genetic disease in which abnormal lipid metabolism in the brain causes mental deterioration in affected infants and young children; inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive.

Autosomal Recessive

A mode of inheritance in which a trait or disorder is expressed in individuals who have two copies of a mutant gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes (autosomes).