Personality disorders are defined as
a) maladaptive behaviors that consistently violate the rights of others.
b) long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behavior and inner experience that deviate from the expectations of a person's culture.
c) any psychological disorder having an onset before age 12 and recurring at least three times during adult life.
d) a chronic pattern of extreme instability in relationships, mood, and self-image.
b
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a. Yes, because they are not really asleep. b. No, it could harm them. c. Yes, but they may be difficult to rouse. d. No, they could become extremely violent.
Regarding identity formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Early maturation may force premature identity formation. b. If the search for identity ends too soon, it may leave a person with a distorted, poorly formed sense of self. c. Many problems in identity formation stem from unclear standards about the role adolescents should play within Western society. d. After adolescents have attained the concrete operational stage, they are better able to ask questions about their place in the world and about morals, values, politics, and social relationships.