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james9437

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What did Cohen and colleagues find when they surveyed adolescents to study the prevalence of personality disorders?
 
  a. Personality disorders were almost non-existent.
  b. The most common personality disorder in the sample was antisocial personality disorder.
  c. Fewer than half the adolescents who originally met the diagnostic criteria still met the same criteria two years later.
  d. If strictly applied, the criteria would lead to a diagnosis for almost every adolescent in the sample.

Question 2

__________ personality disorder in adulthood is predicted by conduct disorder in childhood.
 
  a. Avoidant
  b. Antisocial
  c. Schizotypal
  d. Narcissistic



Chou

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.



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