Fred is very hard to get along with Others perceive him as cold and rather emotionless. He does not trust anyone and gets offended easily by harmless jokes others make. He is suspicious and thinks his co-workers are talking about him whenever he sees them in a group. If he thinks you crossed him, he never forgets it. Fred may have which of the following disorders?
a) borderline personality disorder
b) paranoid personality disorder
c) narcissistic personality disorder
d) obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Answer: b
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
William James suggested that consciousness should be examined depending on the purposes served by mental processes, as suggested by _____, rather than trying to break it down into specific elements, as suggested by _____.
A) functionalism; structuralism B) functionalism; natural selection C) structuralism; functionalism D) structuralism; empiricism
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a. conformation biases. b. experimenter effects. c. volunteer biases. d. reifications.
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a. Archetypes b. Daily Hassles c. Biological factors d. Life changes e. None of the above