An individual has a 9-to-5 job. However, this person seldom gets up early enough to be at work on time and expresses great distress over this behavior.

Question

This individual's behavior would be considered abnormal because it is:  

 

dysfunctional.

deviant.

disturbed.

dangerous.

Answer 1

Hello,
I'm not an expert or even that knowledgeable in the field of psychology. So I am unable to help with the question regarding behavior.
 
As for a potential guess, I would suggest dysfunctional based upon the buzz word "distress."
The behavior doesn't seem dangerous, as it is only stress that the individual is expressing and the behavior presented in the problem doesn't suggest harmful action to one's self or others. The behavior also doesn't seem deviant, as that behavior is usually associated with a motion to defy the classical norms. This person is clearly not intending to have this result and is actually putting stress on themself as a result. Lastly, the behavior isn't that disturbing since the person hasn't expressed anything extremely abnormal and random. Yet, the term disturbed in psychology isn't something I am truly sure on, so it could potentially be this answer.
 
Hopefully this helps,
Hunter Haddad