Doug is a plaintiff in a law suit against his company. His lawyer thinks that they have a good chance of winning, and Doug has been getting excited by the prospect of a large award. In fact, he is so excited that he has been exaggerating the seriousness of his complaints. Another word for what Doug is doing is
A. indolence.
B. malingering.
C. torpor.
D. lassitude.
B
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Roger believes the receptionist at work is trying to siphon off his income, and that his intern is plotting to have him fired. Roger might meet clinical criteria for _______
a. Paranoid Personality Disorder. b. Borderline Personality Disorder. c. Schizoid Personality Disorder. d. Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
The temperament traits of children, which are visible within the first few months of life, have been described along three dimensions (Mary Rothbart et al., 2007): surgency or extroversion, negative affect or mood, and ____
a. ?innate resilience b. ?effortful control c. ?empathy d. ?agreeableness
Regarding their visual capabilities, babies are able to recognize categories of objects that differ in shape and color as early as the age of
a. two months. b. six months. c. nine months. d. one year.
. What do older children focus on as being necessary for courage?
A. physical strength B. psychological risk-taking C. fearlessness D. moral outrage