The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Avoidant Personality Disorder Includes All

question 20

Multiple Choice

The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for avoidant personality disorder includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• A)positive sense of oneself.
• B)inhibition in establishing social relationships.
• C)preoccupation with criticism or rejection.
• D)fear of disapproval.

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Definitions:

Continental Shield

A large geological area composed of Precambrian crystalline rocks that are often millions of years old, making up the stable parts of continents.

Sediment-Filled Basin

A low area on the Earth's surface where sediments have accumulated over time, often due to the sinking or subsidence of the crust.

Continental Hot Spot

A volcanic region thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle, situated in the interior of a continental plate.

Rifts

Linear zones where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart, often associated with volcanic activity and the formation of new oceanic crust.