Which of the following statements is true about borderline personality disorder?
a. It is observed in every culture and seen in about 5 percent of the population.
b. Emotional dysfunction is one of the best predictors of suicide in this group.
c. Long-term outcomes are discouraging, with many relapsing within five years
d. A high number, almost 12 percent, succeed at suicide.
b
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Jackson's knowledge of economics has grown over the years, while at the same time, his ability to play hockey has deteriorated. Jackson's experience best exemplifies a. multiple causation. b. historical context
c. plasticity. d. multidirectionality.
When meeting strangers, most people
a. behave in the same way as with their friends. b. want to give them a good impression. c. believe their good qualities will be obvious. d. like others who present themselves with self-promotion and not self-deprecating comments.
During adolescence, girls gain almost twice as much ____ as boys do, whereas boys gain twice as much ____ as girls do
a. fatty tissue; muscle tissue c. height; weight b. muscle tissue; fatty tissue d. weight; height
If we say that bipolar disorder has a concordance rate of 85 percent in monozygotic twins, we mean that
A. 85 percent of the time bipolar disorder is the result of genetic influences shared by monozygotic twins. B. if one monozygotic (identical) twin has bipolar disorder, his or her twin has an 85 percent chance of being diagnosed with the disorder as well. C. 85 percent of the time, bipolar disorder cannot be explained by genetic variables, even in monozygotic twins. D. a parent with bipolar disorder has an 85 percent chance of passing the disorder to his or her monozygotic twins.