Your uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for a severe physical illness. As an adult, he is rather shy and withdrawn, particularly around women. He has been diagnosed with social phobia, which you believe is entirely due to lack of socialization during his teen years. Your theory or model of what caused his phobia is ________.

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The one-dimensional model suggests that a single factor, in this case, lack of socialization during his teen years, is the sole cause of his social phobia. This explanation does not take into account other possible factors that could contribute to the development of social phobia, such as genetics or environmental factors.

Your Uncle Spent Most of His Teen Years in a Hospital