Question

Mary has been in an abusive relationship for the last three years. she has a child with the man who abuses her. at first she fought back, but she has now just taken the numerous beatings that have been occurring more frequently. mary's behavior is an example of type a personality. type b personality. type d personality. learned helplessness. learned abusiveness.

Answer 1

Mary's behavior is an example of type D personality.

Mary's symptoms speak of learned helplessness and learned abusiveness. It happened because she was repeatedly subjected to abusive behavior by the man she was living with. All this points to her having type D personality which stands for ' distressed'.  Individuals with this label are likely to be anxious, lonely and traumatized. They suppress their negative emotions pretending everything is ok even if they know it is not. It happens because they have given up on the idea that their situation can be improved. They accept their reality as the only one they can live with and they don't believe they are capable of changing it. People with type D personality don't share their emotions with others because they have a fear of rejection or disapproval. They also suffer from low self esteem and lack of self assurance.