When describing the voices that he hears in his head, Bell says, "They really don't bother me, but they did cost me my job as a telephone operator as I kept giving out numbers to the voices rather than the callers." Bell's situation illustrates the criteria of _____ in defining abnormal behavior.

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Bell's behavior of giving out numbers to the voices instead of the callers is maladaptive as it interferes with his job performance and ultimately caused him to lose his job.

When Describing the Voices That He Hears in His Head