According to your textbook, the main reason that we do not have sufficient research examining the development of personality disorders is that
a. many individuals do not seek treatment in the early phases of these disorders
b. there is insufficient research funding for these disorders, due to relative lack of public awareness.
c. sophisticated research methods are necessary to study disorders that are so ingrained in personality.
d. all of these are cited as key contributors to the lack of sufficient research.
a
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When high self-esteem people are confronted with a negative evaluation, they
A. easily blame others for the results. B. tell themselves how well they do in other areas. C. distort the outcome or deny the evaluation. D. begin to self-disclose at higher rates.
Which of the following statements concerning consumption of alcohol by women during pregnancy is true?
A. Any amount of alcohol is potentially harmful to the developing child. B. Consumption during the first eight weeks is relatively harmless because of the small size of the embryo. C. Damage occurs only during the embryonic stage. D. Consumption of small amounts of alcohol can actually be beneficial to fetal health.
Using Freud's analogy of the mind as an iceberg, which part is the largest?*
a. id b. consciousness c. preconscious d. unconscious
The concept that tendencies which are biological, genetic, or psychological in origin may cause the development of a mental disorder would BEST be understood by using which of the following models?
A. Stress management model B. Psychoneuroimmunology model C. Diathesis-stress model D. Stress-inoculation model