Jack Is Very Depressed, and as a Result He Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Jack is very depressed, and as a result he is not eating properly, bathing, or going to work. Which criteria for abnormality has been met?

• A)incompetence
• B)maladaptiveness
• C)personal distress
• D)deviance

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

A systematic process of inquiry involving observation, experimentation, and the analysis of data to gain understanding and make conclusions.

Cause-And-Effect Relationship

A principle describing a relationship in which one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect), with one being the result of the other.

Scientific Observation

Watching and recording participants’ behavior in a systematic and objective manner—in a natural setting, in a laboratory, or in searches of archival data.

Systematic

Characterized by having a methodical plan or procedure, especially in the context of scientific research or thorough investigation.