The key causal factor in borderline personality disorder seems to be
A) a negative attributional style.
B) an inability to empathize with other people.
C) failure to develop an articulated self-identity.
D) inconsistent or highly punitive discipline in childhood.
C
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Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the topic of ageism?
a. Moishe: "The term ‘ageism' means some kind of bias based on someone's age, and elderly people are typically the targets of ageism.". b. Hannah: "When people use the term ‘ageism,' they mean that elderly people have stronger prejudices than younger people.". c. Caroline: "The term ‘ageism' refers to negative behavior directed at elderly people, but it does not include either negative beliefs or negative attitudes.". d. Joe: "Because the term ‘ageism' is too negative, psychologists now use the phrase, ‘age-related biases' more frequently.".
Ronda has a somatic symptom disorder. She complains constantly of headaches, but no medical explanation can be found. In fact, Ronda's head does not actually hurt, but she interprets any sensation in her head as a headache and sign of a serious medical problem. This is an example of the role of in causing a somatic symptom disorder. Some people with somatoform disorder misinterpret sensory
experiences as real and dangerous symptoms of a serious medical problem. a. misperception b. conceptualization c. overcontrol d. inattention
The Minnesota Study of Twins Raised Apart found support for which of the following conclusions?
a. Identical twins are very similar to each other on a number of traits, regardless of whether the correlation for any particular trait was high or low. b. Identical twins raised together are very similar to each other on a number of traits, but identical twins raised apart are not. c. Identical twins are very similar on traits that are highly correlated, like fingerprint ridges, but not similar to each other on traits that are not highly correlated, like nonreligious social attitudes. d. Identical twins are no more similar to each other on highly correlated traits than fraternal twins and non-twin siblings.
In cases where N > 1, the relationship between the raw score population standard deviation and the standard error is _________
a. the standard error is greater than the standard deviation b. the standard error is less than the standard deviation c. the standard error equals the standard deviation d. the standard error is the standard deviation