For this assignment, in each of the following five scenarios, indicate whether y

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For this assignment, in each of the following five scenarios, indicate whether you consider the following individual's behavior to be normal or abnormal. After deciding if the individual's behavior is normal or abnormal, defend your response by referencing the "4 D's" 1) A person drinks approximately three beers and three shots of liquor per day and sometimes has trouble remembering daily events in his life. 2) You see your neighbor trim his hedges with a pair of scissors and scrub his driveway every day. 3) Your grandmother often complains of vague physical symptoms and always wants to make an appointment with a medical doctor. 4) A woman you know has recently lost her husband of 42 years. She seems to amble about her yard for several hours a day, talking out loud, has lost weight and sometimes seems confused.5) A friend of yours has recently lost 30 pounds and everyone tells her how great she looks. She starts losing more weight and now seems pretty thin.

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1) A person drinks approximately three beers and three shots of liquor per day and sometimes has trouble remembering daily events in his life.Abnormal behaviour and dysfuctional in nature since alcohol dependency is interfering with this ability to function in his daily life and job. 2) You see your neighbor trim his hedges with a pair of scissors and scrub his driveway every day. It is dysfunctional in nature since he seems to be suffering obessive compulsive disorder. 3) Your grandmother often complains of vague physical symptoms and always wants to make an appointment with a medical doctor-abnormal behaviour,it is distress.The features of Hypochondriasis consist of a preoccupation with the fear of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease. This fear is based on the misinterpretation of an individual’s bodily symptoms. The distress of the preoccupation of the disorder persists in spite of medical evaluations and reassurance. 4) A woman you know has recently lost her husband of 42 years. She seems to amble about her yard for several hours a day, talking out loud, has lost weight and sometimes seems confused.It is dysfunctional in nature. 5)A friend of yours has recently lost 30 pounds and everyone tells her how great she looks. She starts losing more weight and now seems pretty thin.It is abnormal behaviour since she is suffering from anorexia.Dangerous since this behaviour is potentially harmful to an her or even the individuals around her.

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