Mary has been married for 20 years and describes how her husband has been verbally abusive toward her for most of that time. She indicates that her husband has had multiple affairs with other women but she can't leave him because she "loves and needs him.". When challenged by the interviewer regarding the wisdom of staying with such a man, Mary agrees with the interviewer, although she later
confides that she always agrees with everyone to avoid conflict and disapproval. Mary should be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.
a. avoidant
b. histrionic
c. dependent
d. borderline
c
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a. the answer is arrived at by using the availability heuristic. b. the answer is arrived at by intuition. c. a learned set of rules is used in answering the problem. d. general and functional techniques are used in answering the problem.
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a. properties of objects remain the same, even if you change their shape or arrangement. b. dreams are real. c. one's perspective is the same as other people's. d. environmental features, such as mountains and thunder, have been designed and created by people.