The difference between people with schizoid personality disorder and people with avoidant personality disorder is that people with ________
a. avoidant personality disorder want to have close relationships with others
b. schizoid personality disorder have lost contact with reality
c. avoidant personality disorder have bizarre thoughts and ideas
d. schizoid personality disorder are not loners or isolated
Answer: a
You might also like to view...
What term describes a tendency to use less than optimal problem-solving approaches as a result of prior experiences?
a) set effect b) divergent thinking c) heuristic blindness d) confirmation seeking
Jane is a psychologist who has practiced psychology for many years. People are intrigued by her work, and she has several offers for public appearances and lectures
However, she has become annoyed at questions regarding the public's perception of abnormal behavior; especially the manner in which the media portrays the behavior. Jane has indicated that: a) There is little, if anything, she can do to correct the public's perception of abnormal behavior. b) She must meet the challenge to the field of abnormal psychology to correct the public's misperceptions regarding the nature of abnormal behavior. c) She should consider teaching at the university level to relieve her stress. d) Ethically she needs to work more with her patients to remove stigmas.