According to the underarousal hypothesis, individuals with antisocial personality disorder may engage in their characteristic behaviors as a way to
A)deal with their fears.
B)provide a level of stimulation that most of us receive from more typical behaviors.
C)provide a sense of relief from the feelings of depression that they experience when they are not highly aroused.
D)reduce the generally high level of arousal that they feel.

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The underarousal hypothesis suggests that individuals with antisocial personality disorder engage in their characteristic behaviors to achieve a level of stimulation or arousal that most people attain through more typical, less harmful activities. This hypothesis posits that such individuals have a lower baseline level of arousal and thus seek out extreme behaviors to compensate.

According to the Underarousal Hypothesis, Individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder