According to Kohut, contact-shunning personalities:

a. avoid others because of disinterest in them
b. avoid others they admire because they fear rejection by them
c. were able to merge with admired figures in early childhood
d. were able to merge with an admired mother figure but not an admired father figure


b

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b. People can identify a letter faster if it is part of a word than if it is by itself. c. People can remember a series of words better if they all start with the same letter. d. People can remember a word better if they think about its meaning in their own lives.

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Keenan has been diagnosed with both major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. What word is used to refer to a situation like this, where more than one psychological disorder is experienced at the same time?

A. Correlative neuroses B. Dual psychosis C. Dual diagnosis D. Comorbidity

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What percent of people were more likely to become obese if they had a friend who became overweight first?

a. 27 percent b. 57 percent c. 77 percent d. 97 percent

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Children who suffer from nonorganic failure to thrive tend to

a. have metabolic disorders that interfere with digestion. b. have had growth-retarding illnesses since infancy. c. have difficulty feeding and experience retarded growth. d. enjoy close emotional attachment with caretakers.

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