Josephs Jones, a 12 year old African American male, has suff…

Josephs Jones, a 12 year old African American male, has suffered from eczema for a number of years. He presents to your office with an exacerbation of his eczema. Upon physical exam you note areas of thickening and roughening of the skin with increased visibility of the normal skin furrows in both ante-cubital areas. This would be described as:

Rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive patterns of behavior or w…

Rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive patterns of behavior or ways of relating to others that ultimately become self-defeating because of their rigidity are called ________________________  disorders.  These disorders are considered to be ________________________ .