Eric failed at everything he ever tried. He failed at school, got in trouble, and joined the military. He began to feel trapped, working hard but getting nowhere. After a messy divorce and a dishonorable discharge from the military, he finally gave up and self-medicated until he developed an opioid addiction. Which typology describes Eric's mode of adaptation to anomic imbalance?

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Eric's mode of adaptation is retreatist because he withdraws from society's goals and means by giving up and resorting to self-medication, which is characteristic of the retreatist adaptation in response to anomic imbalance.

Eric Failed at Everything He Ever Tried