Although she is capable of working, Judy has repeatedly lost
jobs because of her turbulent relationships with the people she worked with. At times she can be friendly, while at other times she is extremely unpredictable and moody. Judy often reacts with rage or self-loathing to small incidents, such as ordinary criticism or a friend forgetting a lunch date. Judy is showing symptoms of which personality disorder?
a. borderline
b. histrionic
c. narcissistic
d. dependent
ANSWER: a
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A) greatly exaggerated. B) true only in industrialized nations. C) more true for girls than it is for boys. D) especially true for children who reach puberty later than do their peers.
According to Rogers, when Dana compares her perception of herself with her "ideal" she is rating her
a. self-concept. c. self-potential. b. self-confidence. d. self-efficacy.
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a. interaction of c. cause-effect relationship of b. impossibility of understanding the role of d. lack of relationship between