A Long-Term, Pervasive Pattern of Inflexible and Maladaptive Functioning Is

question 122

Multiple Choice

A long-term, pervasive pattern of inflexible and maladaptive functioning is called a

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

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Definitions:

Variation

The occurrence of an organism, trait, or gene in more than one form, leading to diversity within a population.

Statistic

A numerical datum or piece of data derived from a study of a large quantity of numerical data, used for analyzing features of that population.

p < .05

A statistical term indicating that the probability of the observed data, or more extreme, under the null hypothesis is less than 5%, suggesting the results are statistically significant.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood of a particular event or outcome occurring, expressed on a scale from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).