Borderline personality disorder is characterized by ________.
A. a fear of rejection and a strong need to be cared for.
B. extreme perfectionism and anxiety over minor disruption of routine.
C. out-of-control emotions and fear of being abandoned by others.
D. an extremely positive, arrogant, and grandiose self-image.
Answer: C
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In fact, participants, all graduate students, were under the assumption that they were attending a campus-sponsored food and drink social gathering. Over the course of two hours, Renata drastically changed the room's temperature every 10 minutes and recorded information on how participants behaved. At the end of the two hours, Renata emerged and discussed the full nature of the experiment with the participants, including the deception she employed and why she needed to do so. At the end of the experiment, Renata employed the tactic of ________. a) informed consent b) systematic observation c) debriefing d) passive deception
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A person who grows up speaking two languages and can communicate equally well in either language is considered a(n) __________ bilingual.
a. balanced b. equivalent c. fluent d. unified
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A. adolescents assumed stressful adult responsibilities B. individuals created mental images of desired objects to satisfy their needs C. unacceptable sexual instincts were channeled into socially desired activities D. sex roles were reversed and sexual jealousy was entirely absent