Exam 12: The Personality Disorders

Research has found that the relatives of men with dependent personality disorder are more likely to experience ___________, whereas the relatives of females with dependent personality disorder are more likely to have __________.

In Porter's (1996) theory, fundamental psychopathy is seen as the result of ___________ factors, whereas secondary psychopathy is believed to result from ___________ factors.

___________, developed by Linehan, has specifically targeted borderline personality disorder.

Attachment researchers have found that if parent-child attachments are poor, the child will typically develop adult relationship styles that __________.

Which of the following matches is incorrect?

What is a psychological autopsy?

Research has shown that, on average, ___________ % of the people identified as suffering from borderline personality disorder through structured interviews are women.

Because the term has been traditionally applied to women, the name of ___________ personality disorder was changed to histrionic personality disorder.

Joan is a psychologist who argues that her client has a personality disorder due largely to the fact that his schemata (i.e., beliefs and assumptions) have become rigid and inflexible. Joan is taking a(n) ___________ approach to understanding the etiology of personality disorders.