Abnormal behavior is

A) not related to organic or internal causes.
B) often learned through operant conditioning.
C) a direct outcome of poor self-esteem.
D) personally distressful over a long period of time.

Abnormal Behavior

Patterns of emotion, thought, or action deemed pathological for one of several reasons, including statistical rarity, violation of norms, or personal distress.

Operant Conditioning

A form of associative learning in which the consequences of a behavior change the probability of the behavior’s occurrence.

Organic Causes

refers to physical or biological factors that lead to medical conditions, as opposed to psychological or environmental factors.