Innate physiological dispositions to respond to the environment in certain ways that are present in infancy are called:
a. personalities.
b. aptitudes.
c. temperaments.
d. traits.
C
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Which of the following statements summarizes the posttraumatic theory for the origin of dissociative identity disorder?
A. Therapists unwittingly reinforce role-playing of alter identities. B. Genetically programmed tendencies to dissociate are triggered by stress. C. Children deal with severe abuse by creating alters who provide an "escape." D. The rewards of avoiding punishment by the legal system induce people to fake symptoms.
An assumption of the multipath model of abnormality is that ____
a. the biological perspective best explains the complexities of human behavior b. most psychological disorders are due to one or two primary factors c. biological, psychological and social factors contribute equally to most disorders d. different individuals exposed to different factors may develop similar mental disorders
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a. play almost no role at all in the disorder b. are important only when the antisocial personality occurs in women c. are important in a small minority of cases d. play a significant role in the disorder