Social ecologists know that people who report living in neighborhoods with high levels of crime and civil disorder become suspicious and mistrusting. Some residents become so suspicious that they develop a/an _____ in which the outside world is considered the enemy out to destroy their neighborhood.

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A siege mentality is a defensive attitude where individuals perceive themselves as being constantly under attack or threat from the outside world, which aligns with the description of residents becoming suspicious and mistrusting in high-crime neighborhoods.

Social Ecologists Know That People Who Report Living in Neighborhoods