Which of the following people might be diagnosed with major depressive disorder?
a. Usha, who has been feeling anxious lately due to troubles at work
b. Kate, who has been depressed and rarely able to leave the house for over a month
c. Clyde, who couldn't get out of bed for a week after he broke up with his girlfriend
d. Moses, who feels alienated from his family lately since returning from college
Question 2Which of the following statements is true regarding personality disorders?
a. Personality disorders and their severity decline with age and maturity.
b. Men suffer from borderline PD at a far greater rate than women.
c. Prevalence of personality disorders appears to be higher in nonWestern countries.
d. The elderly are most susceptible to personality disorders.
Question 3With which personality disorder do people tend to score somewhat higher than average on agreeableness?
a. paranoid
b. dependent
c. obsessive-compulsive
d. avoidant
Question 4Gia has recently been diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder. Gia likely is _________.
a. high in neuroticism and low in agreeableness
b. low in extraversion and high in conscientiousness
c. low in neuroticism and low in conscientiousness
d. low in openness and low in conscientiousness
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