Mental Health (NR 326) Mental Health Exam 1 Study Guide COMPLETE CONTENT

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• Life-cycle developmentalists believe that people continue to develop and change throughout life, thereby suggesting the possibility for renewal and growth in adults. • Stages are identified b... y age. However, personality is influenced by temperament (inborn personality characteristics) and the environment. • It is possible for behaviors from an unsuccessfully completed stage to be modified and corrected in a later stage. • Stages overlap, and individuals may be working on tasks from more than one stage at a time. • Individuals may become fixed in a certain stage and remain developmentally delayed. • Personality disorders occur when personality traits become inflexible and personality functioning becomes individually and interpersonally impaired. [Show More]

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