Eric, an employee of a company, has an extremely positive and arrogant self-image, and his attention is focused only on himself. He thinks he is indispensable, often makes unreasonable demands, and he ignores the needs or wishes of others. Which of the following disorders best illustrates Eric's condition?

A brief psychotherapy designed to help people with depression better understand and cope with problems relating to their interpersonal relationships defines _____

a) behavior therapy. b) humanistic therapy. c) biomedical therapy. d) interpersonal therapy (IPT).

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposes that some people travel through five stages of coping when diagnosed with a terminal illness. Which of the following best illustrates the stage of bargaining?

a. "Look at all the people who are much worse than me and yet still healthy." b. "No, it can't be true. There must be some mistake. Perhaps my test results got mixed up with someone else's." c. "Let me live, and I promise I'll dedicate my life to healing others." d. "There's no hope. I don't think we can win. It might be best just to give up the fight."