The Characteristic Way a Person Sees, Interprets, and Behaves in the World

question 76

Multiple Choice

The characteristic way a person sees, interprets, and behaves in the world, which is relatively stable across time and many different situations, is called a

• A) personality trait.
• B) personality disorder.
• C) clinical state.
• D) clinical characteristic.

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Definitions:

Louisiana Purchase

The 1803 acquisition by the United States of approximately 828,000 square miles of territory from France, doubling the size of the young nation.

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