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olgavictoria

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Which type of child is most likely to show the personality traits of a psychopath as an adult?
 
  a. One who has fearlessness, low anxiety, and high callousness
  b. One who has high fear and high callousness
  c. One who has trouble regulating emotions and high levels of emotional reactivity, including aggression
  d. One who has high depression, high anxiety, and is quick to anger

Question 2

What is the self-perpetuating cycle in conduct disorder?
 
  a. A genetic predisposition leads to a low IQ and difficult temperament, which leads to poor parenting and an insecure attachment, which leads to conduct disorder.
  b. A genetic predisposition leads to a difficult temperament, which leads to behavior problems, which lead to parental overindulgence and lack of discipline, which leads to conduct disorder.
  c. A genetic predisposition leads to an easy temperament but because of abusive parents, this leads to depression which in turn leads to conduct disorder.
  d. A genetic predisposition leads to an easy temperament, which leads to parental neglect, which leads to anxiety, which leads to conduct disorder.


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Answer to Question 1

a. One who has fearlessness, low anxiety, and high callousness

Answer to Question 2

a. A genetic predisposition leads to a low IQ and difficult temperament, which leads to poor parenting and an insecure attachment, which leads to conduct disorder.



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