Thomas is thirty years old and is very shy. He becomes anxious in social situations, so he avoids them. Thomas does not have close friends and rarely leaves his apartment. However, he writes a very successful and popular Internet blog, is usually content and calm while working at home, and has a positive relationship with his family. Psychologists would be hesitant to label Thomas as psychologically disordered because his behavior

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Dustin Cole

Social Studies

5 March, 22:25

Thomas is thirty years old and is very shy. He becomes anxious in social situations, so he avoids them. Thomas does not have close friends and rarely leaves his apartment. However, he writes a very successful and popular Internet blog, is usually content and calm while working at home, and has a positive relationship with his family. Psychologists would be hesitant to label Thomas as psychologically disordered because his behavior

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Kelsie Andersen · Answer 1

Answer: Does not cause any kind of dysfunction for carrying out daily functioning

Explanation:

Any psychological disorder would relate with the mental dysfunctioning that can be caused due to behavioral factors or psychological factors. This causes distress, abnormality in behavior, aggressiveness, fail to do daily tasks, low social life etc.

According to the question, Thomas would not be considered as psychologically disordered person because he has the ability to pursue his daily work without any dysfunction along with his anxiety and shyness. He has good relations with his family and can pursue his blogging work successfully.