Ricky’s friends believe that the major depressive disorder he experiences shields him from "putting himself out there"—that is, from social embarrassment or rejection. The disorder also allows him to recruit his friends’ help in completing such activities of daily living as grocery shopping and house cleaning. Ricky’s friends seem to endorse the approach to depression.

The answer would be true.

Smoking damages the respiratory system by inhalation of a foreign substance, that is absorbed and residue is left behind on our lungs sponge like substance. the gas that is inhaled also increase your blood pressure and dilates your blood vessels. also the process of inhaling and exhaling the smoke it causes irritation to the throat and mouth. smoking can cause lung cancer and other respiratory and circulatory diseases.