Of the Following, the Most Accurate Statement with Regard to the Treatment

question 65

Multiple Choice

Of the following, the most accurate statement with regard to the treatment of avoidant personality disorder is

• A)no well controlled studies of treatment outcomes have been conducted.
• B)there are well controlled studies, though none show any treatment success.
• C)individuals with this disorder are seldom sufficiently motivated to succeed in treatment.
• D)behavioural intervention programs for anxiety and social skills have had some success.

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Definitions:

Upper-Class

The social group at the top of a societal hierarchy that holds the highest status and often wealth, typically exerting significant power and influence.

Legally Subordinate

Refers to a legal status where an entity or individual is considered to have fewer rights or powers in comparison to another in a given legal context.

Planter Class

A social and economic class in the antebellum South, composed of wealthy landowners who owned plantations and many slaves.

Paternalistic

An approach or system where individuals in positions of authority restrict the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them, purportedly in the latter's best interest.