Amale college student begins feeling sad and lonely. although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and worrying about what is happening to him.
which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?

a. personal distress
b. cultural factors
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.