Author Question: Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who a. are emotionally ... (Read 77 times)

Coya19@aol.com

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 601
Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who
 
  a. are emotionally unexpressive and prefer living alone.
  b. later develop schizophrenic symptoms.
  c. are attention-seeking and overly emotional.
  d. depend on others because they do not feel competent.

Question 2

Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it.
 
  He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is
  a. borderline personality disorder.
  b. paranoid personality disorder.
  c. schizotypal personality disorder.
  d. schizoid personality disorder.



otokexnaru

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 314
Answer to Question 1

c. are attention-seeking and overly emotional.

Answer to Question 2

c. schizotypal personality disorder.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.

Did you know?

Disorders that may affect pharmacodynamics include genetic mutations, malnutrition, thyrotoxicosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, and certain forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.

Did you know?

All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.

Did you know?

Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).

Did you know?

If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library