Alexia Started a New Job on Monday Morning

question 123

Multiple Choice

Alexia started a new job on Monday morning. For the first three days she showed up in bright colours and was outgoing and extroverted. However, on Thursday she showed up in a dark suit and appeared shy and introverted. She insisted that her name was Clara, and she couldn't understand why her co-workers kept calling her Alexia. In this example, Alexia is showing symptoms that are consistent with

• A) bipolar disorder.
• B) dissociative identity disorder.
• C) disorganised schizophrenia.
• D) antisocial personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Role Conflict

A situation where an individual faces incompatible demands or expectations from different roles they occupy, leading to stress or difficulty in fulfilling those roles effectively.

Gender Constancy

A cognitive understanding developed in early childhood that one’s gender identity is fixed and consistent over time and situations.

Gender Stereotyping

The practice of ascribing to an individual specific attributes, characteristics, or roles by reason only of their gender.

Gender Constancy

The understanding that one's gender remains the same across time and situations, typically developed by age 6 or 7.