_____ Is a Statistically Based Approach That Observes What Behaviors

question 104

Multiple Choice

_____ is a statistically based approach that observes what behaviors are rare,or occur infrequently in a specific society or culture,and labels those deviations from the norm "abnormal."

• A)Abnormality as deviation from the average
• B)Abnormality as deviation from the ideal
• C)Abnormality as a sense of personal discomfort
• D)Abnormality as the inability to function effectively

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Disorders are patterns of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional symptoms that impact multiple areas of life, leading to distress for the person affected.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic therapy technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind to uncover unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Unconscious Conflicts

Internal struggles that occur outside of conscious awareness, often stemming from repressed thoughts and desires, as per Freudian theory.