Enduring Patterns of Inflexible and Maladaptive Behavior That Impair Personal

question 24

Multiple Choice

Enduring patterns of inflexible and maladaptive behavior that impair personal functioning and are a source of distress to others are called ______.

• A) affective disorders
• B) personality disorders
• C) somatoform disorders
• D) dissociative disorders

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Definitions:

Adolescent

Refers to an individual in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Cognitive Developmental

The study of how thinking, problem solving, and intelligence evolve as people age, from infancy through adulthood.

Socio-emotional

Pertaining to the interplay between social interactions and emotional responses.

Physical

Relating to the body as opposed to the mind or emotions.