Which of the following describes personality disorder?
A. the symptoms or characteristics exhibited by a person that cause him to feel anxious, depressed, or guilty
B. a pattern of inflexible, maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that occur in various situations and lead to impairment or distress
C. the typical way in which a person behaves across a variety of situations
D. the problems experienced by a person that do not fit into a DSM-IV-TR diagnostic category
Answer is B. a pattern of inflexible, maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that occur in various situations and lead to impairment or distress
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a. Kohlbergian theory disregards the content of moral reasoning. b. Postconventional reasoning is based on the individual's own moral judgments. c. The justice orientation is a middle-class, male-dominated philosophy. d. The universal ethical principles orientation has been negated.
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