Rigid, Inflexible, and Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior or Ways of Relating

question 216

Multiple Choice

Rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive patterns of behavior or ways of relating to others, which ultimately become self-defeating because of their rigidity, are called ______ disorders.

• A) adjustment
• B) psychotic
• C) personality
• D) neurotic

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Definitions:

Regression Sum Of Squares

A measure of the variance explained by the regression model, representing the difference between the observed values and the mean of the dependent variable.

Adjusted Coefficient

A statistical measure corrected for the number of predictors in a model to better assess the goodness-of-fit.

Explanatory Variable

A variable in a statistical model that is used to explain variations in the dependent variable.

Error Sum Of Squares

A measure in statistics of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.