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Which of the Following Research Methods Looks at One Person

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Which of the following research methods looks at one person in depth and generally over a long period of time?


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Depression

A common mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and a range of physical and cognitive symptoms.

Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A chronic disorder characterized by uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that the individual feels the urge to repeat.

Ego-syntonic

Refers to thoughts, impulses, and behaviors that are consistent with an individual's self-perception, often contrasted with ego-dystonic, which feels foreign to one's self-image.

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