Eric is overwhelmed by his feelings of love for his partner, Cory, but often she makes him so angry, he feels he cannot contain his response. He becomes aggressive and frightening. He is then terrified that Cory will leave and just the thought of this triggers a deep fear of abandonment. He has experienced these swings of emotion for as long as he can remember, and his instability has led to one failed relationship after another. Eric's psychologist has diagnosed him with Borderline Personality Disorder and she is not surprised to learn that Eric grew up in a volatile household characterised by domestic violence and substance abuse. Her clinical formulation theorises that Eric was always going to be aggressive to a partner because that is how his parents behaved and therefore that is how he would behave BECAUSE (Explanation) Eric would very likely have had a disorganised attachment classification as a child because he lived in an environment where the people who provided protection also created fear.  options: a) Claim is incorrect, Explanation is correct b) Claim is correct, Explanation is correct, Connection is incorrect c) Claim is correct, Explanation is incorrect d) Claim is correct, Explanation is correct, Connection is correct e) Claim is incorrect, Explanation is incorrect

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Eric is overwhelmed by his feelings of love for his partner, Cory, but often she makes him so angry, he feels he cannot contain his response. He becomes aggressive and frightening. He is then terrified that Cory will leave and just the thought of this triggers a deep fear of abandonment. He has experienced these swings of emotion for as long as he can remember, and his instability has led to one failed relationship after another. Eric's psychologist has diagnosed him with Borderline Personality Disorder and she is not surprised to learn that Eric grew up in a volatile household characterised by domestic violence and substance abuse. Her clinical formulation theorises that

<Claim> Eric was always going to be aggressive to a partner because that is how his parents behaved and therefore that is how he would behave BECAUSE (Explanation) Eric would very likely have had a disorganised attachment classification as a child because he lived in an environment where the people who provided protection also created fear.
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a) Claim is incorrect, Explanation is correct

b) Claim is correct, Explanation is correct, Connection is incorrect

c) Claim is correct, Explanation is incorrect

d) Claim is correct, Explanation is correct, Connection is correct

e) Claim is incorrect, Explanation is incorrect

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