The Reason That Individuals with Avoidant Personality Disorder Avoid Most

question 80

Multiple Choice

The reason that individuals with avoidant personality disorder avoid most relationships is that they

• A)are extremely sensitive to the opinions of others and fear rejection.
• B)generally dislike other people and prefer to be alone.
• C)are so stimulated by the fantasy life in their own minds that they have little need for the company of others.
• D)experience bizarre thoughts and beliefs that distance them from others.

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Definitions:

Hormone

Biological substances synthesized by glands in multicellular organisms, transported by the circulatory system to distant organs to regulate physiology and behavior.

Diploid

Refers to cells that have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four distinct daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, crucial for sexual reproduction.

Chromosomes

Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes and convey genetic information in the nucleus of cells.