Jean is a young woman with asperger syndrome. her coworker recently lost a family member to cancer. jean expounded on her knowledge of the cause and effects of the illness, but did not offer condolences, nor did she notice the discomfort she was causing her coworker. jean's inability to perceive the feelings or to understand the emotional state of her coworker is related to
a. central deconstruction theory. b. theory of least resistance. c. theory of mind. d. mindfulness.

.C. theory of mind.

Explanation:

Theory of mind relates to how one is able to understand their own beliefs, desires , emotions , intents and knowledge and the ability to comprehend that other also have their own desires , beliefs , intents etc.

Theory of mind is vital for an individual to be able to associate with other people around them and it crucial in how we judge and analyze how other people behave.

absolute poverty the condition of having too little income to buy the necessities-- food, shelter, clothing, health care.

achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

anticipatory socialization the process of taking on the attitudes values and behaviors of a status or role one expects to occupy in the future.

apartheid the recent policy of racial separation in south africa enforced by leg

explanation:

answer; (trauma);