Jason is a child who has always had trouble forming normal attachments to people. He never seemed to interact normally with his own parents and siblings. He cried when he was picked up, and as he grew older he did not develop normal speech
The only toy he ever played with was a truck with which he would sit for hours just holding it and spinning its wheels. Jason's behavior is typical of a child with ________.
a. schizotypal personality
b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
c. autistic disorder
d. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Answer: c
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c. When infants heard that melody, their heart rate changed. d. The infants showed no indication of remembering that melody.
One cannot embrace all ideologies and roles. Each commitment brings some boundaries to one's values and limits one's investments to a certain vision of the self continuing in the future. This rejection of certain ideologies is called
a. repudiation. b. refusal of cultural values. c. rejection identification. d. fidelity.