Cognitive Theorists Suggest That People with Avoidant Personality Disorder

question 60

Multiple Choice

Cognitive theorists suggest that people with avoidant personality disorder:

• A) are unperturbed by thoughts of inferiority and avoid social interactions with others because they lack social skills.
• B) develop dysfunctional beliefs about being worthless as a result of rejection by important others early in life.
• C) tend to dwell on and overemphasize the importance of any positive feedback they receive from others.
• D) are not as concerned about living up to other people's expectations as they are about living up to their own standards.

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Definitions:

Validity Effect

The tendency of people to believe that a statement is true or valid simply because it has been repeated many times.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining other people's behavior.

Cognitive

Relating to mental activities involved in the acquisition, processing, storage, and retrieval of information.

Feeling

A complex psychological state that involves physiological and cognitive components in response to stimuli or internal thoughts.