Rusty Often Sits for Hours at a Time Staring into Space.When

question 261

Multiple Choice

Rusty often sits for hours at a time staring into space.When people talk to her, or ask her questions, she seldom responds.She does not wash or dress herself, and the attendants at the mental hospital, where she is receiving treatment, have to feed her when it is time for meals.In this case, it is likely that Rusty would be classified as having:

• A)positive symptoms of schizophrenia
• B)bipolar disorder
• C)antisocial personality disorder
• D)negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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Definitions:

Personality

A set of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive tendencies that make up an individual's character.

Pleasure Principle

The principle by which the id functions to avoid pain and maximize pleasure.

Id

To Freud, the aspect of personality allied with the instincts; the source of psychic energy, the id operates according to the pleasure principle.

Ego

To Freud, the rational aspect of the personality, responsible for directing and controlling the instincts according to the reality principle. To Jung, the conscious aspect of personality.