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folubunmi

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Mental health professionals who are actively involved in treating people with mental disorders view personality disorders as important because personality disorders
 
  a. are the most common mental disorders that they treat.
  b. make it easier to treat people with other mental disorders.
  c. can interfere with the treatment of disorders such as depression.
  d. are more easily defined and easier to diagnose.

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Which of the following plays an important role in justifying the inclusion of personality disorders in DSM?
 
  a. All of these disorders have similar genetic etiologies.
  b. The presence of pathological personality traits in adolescence is associated with the development of other mental disorders.
  c. All of these disorders are related to an early history of either sexual abuse or family problems.
  d. The personality characteristics are all reflections of either excesses or deficiencies in neurotransmitter levels.



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lcapri7

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.




folubunmi

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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