Jason Is Very Depressed and Can't Help but Think That

question 34

Multiple Choice

Jason is very depressed and can't help but think that life holds few rewards.He feels upset and frustrated by the fact that he just can't "shake the blues." The _____ aspect of abnormal behavior applies to Jason.

• A) deviant
• B) maladaptive
• C) digressive
• D) personally distressful

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Definitions:

Behavioral Aggregation

The process of combining multiple instances of behavior over time to give a more stable assessment of an individual's typical behavior.

Attitudes and Behavior

The relationship between individuals' evaluations of objects, people, or events (attitudes) and their actions (behavior).

Effort Justification

The tendency to assign greater value to outcomes that require a higher level of effort to achieve, often as a means to rationalize the expenditure of resources.

Effort Justification

A phenomenon where individuals assign greater value to outcomes they had to put effort into achieving or obtaining.