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dejastew

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Explain how development and maturity influence our perceptions of the normality of a given behavior.
 
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Question 2

Although rare before adulthood, somatic symptom disorders
 
  A) are very prevalent in old age.
   B) are evaluated in children using different DSM criteria.
   C) are found to be more severe among adolescents and children.
   D) have the same diagnostic criteria in children, adolescents, and adults.


bigcheese9

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Behavior varies along the life span. What is normal and expected for a given age may be viewed as deviant or abnormal at another age. An example would be thumb sucking in young children as opposed to thumb sucking in adolescents.

Answer to Question 2

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