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Disorders of personality
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True or False



1

Cultural changes over time make it difficult to define abnormality according to social expectations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual takes a more dimensional than categorical approach to personality disorders.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Personality disorders are apparent and frequently diagnosed in children.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Child abuse is thought to contribute to borderline personality disorder.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

People with narcissistic personality disorder have extraordinarily high self-esteem.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Paranoid personality disorder is included in the eccentric group.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

People with schizotypal personality disorder tend to be suspicious of others.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by little concern for the feelings of others.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder seem to require praise from other people to be happy.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE