People with Borderline Personality Disorders Have a Pervasive History Of

question 188

Multiple Choice

People with borderline personality disorders have a pervasive history of:

• A) intense but unstable relationships.
• B) unrealistic fears of specific situations.
• C) thoughts of hopelessness.
• D) episodes of excessive euphoria.

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Definitions:

Disinhibition

When the conditioned stimulus elicits a conditioned response (CR) after a novel stimulus is presented during extinction

Novel Stimulus

A new or unfamiliar stimulus that has not been previously experienced by an organism.

Conditioned Response

A response that is acquired due to the association of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus, leading to a conditioned reaction.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes when the conditions of reinforcement for another stimulus are altered.