BP Prevalence Estimates Are Compromised by the Widespread Clinical Confusion

question 9

Multiple Choice

BP prevalence estimates are compromised by the widespread clinical confusion of BP with _____.

• A) Munchausen syndrome
• B) depersonalization personality disorder (DPD)
• C) avoidant personality disorder (AvPD)
• D) borderline personality disorder (BPD)

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears, often due to the conditioned stimulus being presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.

Generalization

The process by which an animal or a person responds to a new stimulus in a way that's similar to how they responded to a previously encountered stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to education that utilizes incentives and penalties to shape behavior.