As Part of Their Therapy, Clients Learn to Evaluate Their

question 206

Multiple Choice

As part of their therapy, clients learn to evaluate their unusual thoughts, track the accuracy of magical predictions, and reconnect with the world and with their limitations. The diagnoses of these clients would MOST likely be in which broad category of personality disorder?

• A) dependent
• B) dramatic
• C) anxious
• D) odd

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Development

A theory that proposes that an individual’s psychological development occurs in a series of predetermined stages, emphasizing the effects of social relationships on psychological development.

Generativity

A concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, usually observed in middle adulthood.

Egocentrism

According to Piaget, the assumption that others view the world as one does oneself.

Stagnation

A state of inactivity or lack of progress, often leading to a lack of development or growth.