Question

Maria is a retired factory worker who lives with anxiety. Due to the fear of having anxiety attacks, she does not leave her house. This makes her feel trapped in her home, which creates distressasked Dec 9, 2015 in Psychology by FungiWhich criterion would be most appropriate in deciding whether Maria's case represents an example of abnormality?

a) statistical rarityb) subjective discomfortc) situational contextd) social norm deviance

Answer 1

Answer:

subjective discomfort

Explanation:

subjective discomfort

subjective discomfort is a type of disorder in which individual having a feeling of emotional distress due to some particular behavuour. In this indvidual lost the ability to behave normal. society refer that person as  abnormal.

in the same way maria who is retired factory work was suffered from anxiety due to which she has locked himself