The 40-year-old woman who works at the same entry level job for ...

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The 40-year-old woman who works at the same entry level job for many years without seeking advancement and politely declines when friends ask her to try new vacation spots or hobbies may be suffering from which personality disorder?
 
  a. Histrionic
  b. Paranoid
  c. Schizoid
  d. Avoidant

Question 2

Since the death of their youngest son, Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been missing work and leaving their surviving children, aged 8 and 10 years, to make their own dinners as best they can.
 
  The children are wearing dirty clothes and are sometimes inadequately clothed. Which outcome would be most appropriate to identify for this family? a. Children will demonstrate improved self-sufficiency.
  b. Family will demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
  c. Parents will demonstrate effective parental role function.
  d. Family will display understanding of each others' emotional needs.

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Answer to Question 1

D
In avoidant personality disorder, anxiety is related to a fear of rejection and humiliation. To prevent possible rejection, individuals narrow their interests to a small range of activities. It is part of the fearful cluster of disorders. Histrionic is part of the erratic cluster characterized by excessive emotional expression. Paranoid and schizoid are included in the eccentric cluster, where the main characteristics are suspicion and the inability to maintain relationships.

Answer to Question 2

C
The parents' grief response, and perhaps impaired grief response, has interfered with effective role functioning. Resumption of effective parental role functioning is the desired outcome and would suggest progress in their grieving process (or effective coping). Children 8 and 10 years of age are not expected to be self-sufficient. Problem-solving skills and awareness of each other's emotional needs are not priority outcomes.