The psychiatric-mental health nurse attends a presentation on various theories of mental disorders. Which comment by the psychiatric nurse indicates an understanding of intrapersonal theories of personality development?
A) "Personality is manifested only in a person's interactions with another person or group.".
B) "Personality is more strongly shaped by events occurring in the earliest years of life than by those
occurring later.".
C) "Every human's personality is genetically driven and individually developed.".
D) "People become who they are through a learning process using reinforcements and punishments.".
B
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True False