You Are Reading for a Part in a Play

question 28

Multiple Choice

You are reading for a part in a play. The description of the part describes the character as exhibiting a pervasive pattern of intense and unstable interpersonal relationships, an unstable self-image, and repeated suicidal gestures. You conclude that this character would meet the criteria for

• A) schizoid personality disorder.
• B) dependent personality disorder.
• C) borderline personality disorder.
• D) antisocial personality disorder.

Identify the major theorists and their contributions to developmental psychology.

Understand the characteristics and purposes of projective and objective personality tests.

Identify the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of various personality assessment instruments.

Recognize different personality assessment instruments and their theoretical foundations.

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Definitions:

Repeated Experience

The recurrence of a particular event or exposure, often leading to learning or habituation based on the frequency of the experience.

A State

A temporary psychological or physical condition that an individual or system is in at a given time.

B State

A term that might refer to a psychological or physiological condition of an individual at a specific time, often contrasted with "A State."

Opponent Process Theory

An explanatory framework in the fields of neurology and psychology that outlines how the recognition of colors is managed through the functioning of opposing neural networks.