If You Want to Pursue an Online Relationship

question 33

Multiple Choice

If you want to pursue an online relationship,

• A)use sexually oriented Web sites that will get your message across.
• B)hold out for a "perfect" partner;after all,you have thousands to choose from.
• C)give out only your name and placement of employment/school;never give out your phone number.
• D)find out the other person's situation and intention.

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Definitions:

Personal Distress

A negative emotional response to seeing someone else in distress, which can motivate helping behaviors aimed at reducing one's own discomfort rather than the other's distress.

Abnormality

Generally refers to a deviation from the norm or average, often used in psychology to describe behavioral, emotional, or cognitive patterns that are atypical or associated with dysfunction.

High-Functioning Autistic

An individual with autism who has a higher IQ and exhibits less severe symptoms, allowing for more independent functioning.

Autistic Behavior

Actions or behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorder, including difficulties in social interaction, communication challenges, and repetitive behaviors.