According to the Underarousal Hypothesis, Individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder

question 103

Multiple Choice

According to the underarousal hypothesis, individuals with antisocial personality disorder may engage in their characteristic behaviors as a way to

• A)deal with their fears.
• B)provide a level of stimulation that most of us receive from more typical behaviors.
• C)provide a sense of relief from the feelings of depression that they experience when they are not highly aroused.
• D)reduce the generally high level of arousal that they feel.

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