Glenna believed that Sam loved her and that she could not live without him. When he told her he did not

want to see her again, she became violently angry and manipulated him into staying with her by
threatening suicide.

Which of the following personality disorder does Glenna's behavior suggest she might
have?

A) dependent B) borderline C) histrionic D) narcissistic


B

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Suppose that a particular pattern of responses on a personality test is characteristic of 95 percent of people with some rare psychological disorder, and 5 percent of normal people. Would it be appropriate to use this test to identify people with that disorder? If not, why not?

a. Yes, this test would be a valid way to diagnose that disorder. b. No. The test will apply the diagnosis to more normal people than people with the disorder. c. No. A clinician should be more than 95 percent confident before making a diagnosis. d. No. Test results should be used only for research, not for diagnosis.

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According to the text, Rorschach "virtuosos"

a. performed significantly better in controlled studies than in clinical settings. b. were actually no better than chance in their clinical assessments. c. performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies. d. never actually had their expertise statistically analyzed.

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Training is necessary in the implementation of a token economy so that change agents are able to consistently:

a. discriminate each instance of the target behavior b. delay the delivery of tokens after the target behavior occurs c. implement response cost immediately before the problem behaviors occur d. A and C

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Whereas the hindbrain is the ____ part of the brain, the forebrain is the ____ part of the brain

a. emotional; physical b. physical; life-sustaining c. ?intellectual; emotional d. primitive; intellectual

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