Dr. Nwoambi is treating a patient who has a fear of knives. He believes his patient’s fear is a kind of displacement, in which the phobic object is a symbol of whatever his patient has buried deep inside her unconscious mind. Dr. Nwoambi’s view is consistent with that of __________.

People with __________ disorders have an excessively rigid, maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.

Hollis has made a career of stealing older people’s retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. Hollis explains that he has done nothing wrong-if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. Hollis’s behavior and attitude are typical of someone with __________ personality disorder.

According to Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural personality, cultures that are __________ are assertive and competitive.

Daisy and Violet are identical twins. If Daisy has bipolar disorder, then Violet has a __________.

Personality trait theorist Raymond Cattell used the statistical technique called __________.

Each day, while Spencer is sitting at his desk at work, he continually thinks about germs. Each time this occurs, he washes his hands. Spencer probably suffers from __________.

Melissa is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She believes that she is a powerful person who can save the world. Melissa is experiencing delusions of __________.

Which cognitive event, often attributed to the work of Martin Seligman, is hypothesized as contributing to the development and maintenance of major depression?

The television talks to Evelyn. It tells her the police are out to get her. Evelyn actually hears these voices, even though they are really a figment of her own mind. Because Evelyn has schizophrenia, she is most likely experiencing a(n) __________.