Studying how people vary in levels of anxiety, self-esteem, or worry represents the ________ approach to studying personality psychology.
A. individual differences
B. idiographic
C. environmental
D. human nature
Answer: A
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Which of the following plays an important role in justifying the inclusion of personality disorders in DSM?
a. All of these disorders have similar genetic etiologies. b. The presence of pathological personality traits in adolescence is associated with the development of other mental disorders. c. All of these disorders are related to an early history of either sexual abuse or family problems. d. The personality characteristics are all reflections of either excesses or deficiencies in neurotransmitter levels.
The tendency for test takers to agree on most of the items is called a(n)
a. guessing threshold. b. acquiescence response set. c. item difficulty. d. the miss rate.
The alternative model of personality disorders in the DSM-5 matches traits to one of ____ specific personality disorder types
a. three b. four c. six d. ten
Of the following, which is usually treated by systematic desensitization?
a. phobias b. bipolar disorder c. paranoia d. paraphilias