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moongchi

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Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Claude? Claude goes to great lengths to be the centre of attention.
 
  He announces his views and feelings with great drama; however, one soon suspects it is only for effect and he seems willing to say or do almost anything to get others to pay attention to and like him.
 
  a) Histrionic
  b) Schizotypal
  c) Schizoid
  d) Paranoid

Question 2

Brain imaging studies (Gao et al., 2010; Jones et al., 2009; Marsh et al., 2008 ) on the biological bases of cognitive and affective deficits found in antisocial youths show that these youths experience:
 
  a) Autonomic arousal to the distress of others
  b) Amygdala hyporeactivity to the distress of others
  c) An increase in amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex connectivity
  d) All of the above



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b



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