Personality Disorders Usually Begin During _____ and Are _____

question 51

Multiple Choice

Personality disorders usually begin during _____ and are _____.

• A) childhood or adolescence; fairly resistant to treatment
• B) childhood or adolescence; relatively easy to treat
• C) adulthood; fairly resistant to treatment
• D) adulthood; relatively easy to treat

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Definitions:

Frustration-Regression Principle

The principle that an already satisfied need can become reactivated when a higher-level need is blocked.

ERG Theory

A theory of human motivation proposed by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into three primary groups: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth.

Reactivated Need

A previously satisfied need that becomes active or relevant again due to changing circumstances or stimuli.

Need for Power

A psychological trait describing an individual's desire to control or influence others.