A Cognitive Explanation for Schizoid Personality Disorder Proposes That the Individual

question 32

Multiple Choice

A cognitive explanation for schizoid personality disorder proposes that the individual with this disorder believes that ________

• A) he is basically alone.
• B) few people can be trusted.
• C) no one can live up to his or her expectations.
• D) he is misunderstood.

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Definitions:

Compound Proposition

A statement formed by combining two or more propositions with a logical operator, such as "and," "or," or "not."

Contrapositions

Logical relationships between statements where the antecedent of one is the negation of the consequent of the other, and vice versa.

Contraries

Concepts, assertions, or items that are opposite in nature, characteristics, or meaning.

Contradictories

Propositions or statements that cannot both be true at the same time, but can both be false; in classical logic, the relationship between two logical statements where one negates the other.