Why are personality disorders listed on a separate axis than are the primary psychiatric diagnoses in DSM-IV-TR?
a) Personality disorders are not diagnoses.
b) Personality disorders are not debilitating.
c) Personality disorders are continuing problems.
d) Personality disorders have no biological cause.
c
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Freud considered such things as poetry, art, religion, and baseball to be examples of:
a. rationalization b. projection c. sublimation d. reaction formation
Which of the following statements best describes the social cognitive perspective?
A. Humans are largely shaped by environmental forces. B. Human cognition is greater determined of our outcomes than our behaviors are. C. Humans affect their environment as much as their environment affects them. D. Humans actively shaped their lives rather than passively reacting to environmental forces.
There are no benefits to a pessimistic outlook
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to Sternberg, the componential aspect of intelligence refers to
A) both fluid and crystallized elements of intelligence. B) mental components involved in analyzing data used in solving problems. C) the relationships among intelligence, people's prior experiences, and their ability to cope with new situations. D) the degree of success people demonstrate in facing the demands of their everyday, real-world environments.