Yolanda Vacillates Between Extremely Positive Feelings for Her Friend, to Extreme

question 59

Multiple Choice

Yolanda vacillates between extremely positive feelings for her friend, to extreme negative feelings, often with no apparent reason. When these changes in her disposition regarding her friend occur, she also experiences deep depression. On the basis of this information, Yolanda most likely has ______________ personality disorder.

• A)borderline
• B)schizoid
• C)obsessive-compulsive
• D)paranoid

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Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall.

Percentile

A measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.

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A bell-shaped frequency distribution graph where the bulk of the values lie close to the mean, used in many statistical analyses to describe data sets.

Percentile

A measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group fall.