Question 1

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for borderline personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment 
B) Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self 
C) Transient,stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms 
D) Lack of remorse,as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt,mistreated,or stolen from another 
A) Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment 
B) Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self 
C) Transient,stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms 
D) Lack of remorse,as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt,mistreated,or stolen from another

Question 2

Which of the following is a subtype of dramatic/emotional personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Histrionic personality disorder 
B) Paranoid personality disorder 
C) Schizotypal personality disorder 
D) Schizoid personality disorder 
A) Histrionic personality disorder 
B) Paranoid personality disorder 
C) Schizotypal personality disorder 
D) Schizoid personality disorder

Question 3

Some clinicians believe that antisocial personality disorder and social phobia are both components of a broader:

Accepted Answer

A) Generalised anxiety disorder 
B) Social identity spectrum 
C) Broad spectrum disorder 
D) Social anxiety spectrum 
A) Generalised anxiety disorder 
B) Social identity spectrum 
C) Broad spectrum disorder 
D) Social anxiety spectrum

Question 4

Psychodynamic theories of personality disorders that individuals with weak egos engage in a defence mechanism called:

Accepted Answer

A) Splitting 
B) Spiking 
C) Blanking 
D) Fracturing 
A) Splitting 
B) Spiking 
C) Blanking 
D) Fracturing

Question 5

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for schizotypal personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation 
B) Persistently bears grudges 
C) Excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity 
D) Inappropriate or constricted affect 
A) Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation 
B) Persistently bears grudges 
C) Excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity 
D) Inappropriate or constricted affect

Question 6

In DSM-5,which types of personality ratings contribute to a diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Level of personality functioning 
B) Personality disorder types 
C) Personality trait domains and facets 
D) All of the above 
A) Level of personality functioning 
B) Personality disorder types 
C) Personality trait domains and facets 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Anxious/fearful personality disorders constitute cluster C.Which of the following is not one of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoidant personality disorder 
B) Dependent personality disorder 
C) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
D) Histrionic personality disorder 
A) Avoidant personality disorder 
B) Dependent personality disorder 
C) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
D) Histrionic personality disorder

Question 8

According to psychodynamic theory,people are motivated to respond to the world through the perspectives they have learned from important other people in their developmental past.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Object permanence theory 
B) Object-relations theory 
C) Distorted perspective theory 
D) Ego defence theory 
A) Object permanence theory 
B) Object-relations theory 
C) Distorted perspective theory 
D) Ego defence theory

Question 9

There are high levels of comorbidity between the different personality disorders.According to Zanarini & Gunderson (1997)what percentage of individuals with BPD also display antisocial behaviour and meet the diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) 10-47% 
B) 5-20% 
C) 15-30% 
D) 1-5% 
A) 10-47% 
B) 5-20% 
C) 15-30% 
D) 1-5%

Question 10

While the symptoms of OCPD are very similar to those of OCD,the reported comorbidity of OCPD in individuals with OCD is relatively low at:

Accepted Answer

A) 22% 
B) 35% 
C) 15% 
D) 7% 
A) 22% 
B) 35% 
C) 15% 
D) 7%

Question 11

Evidence suggests that individuals with BPD have a number of brain abnormalities that may give rise to impulsive behaviour.The associated dysfunctional dopamine activity is known to play an important role in:

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion information processing 
B) Impulse control 
C) Cognition 
D) All of the above 
A) Emotion information processing 
B) Impulse control 
C) Cognition 
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following could be described as a stage of schemata therapy for personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Developing self-knowledge 
B) Identifying and prevent schemata avoidance responses 
C) Examine the life experiences 
D) All of the above 
A) Developing self-knowledge 
B) Identifying and prevent schemata avoidance responses 
C) Examine the life experiences 
D) All of the above

Question 13

The individual with narcissistic personality disorder routinely overestimates their abilities and inflates their accomplishments,and is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) A pervasive need for admiration 
B) Excessive empathy with the feelings of others 
C) Impulsive behaviour such as drug abuse 
D) unusual ideas of reference 
A) A pervasive need for admiration 
B) Excessive empathy with the feelings of others 
C) Impulsive behaviour such as drug abuse 
D) unusual ideas of reference

Question 14

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that _______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met with the criteria for an anxiety disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) 88.4% 
B) 48.4% 
C) 58.4% 
D) 78.4% 
A) 88.4% 
B) 48.4% 
C) 58.4% 
D) 78.4%

Question 15

There are a number of physiological characteristics shown by individuals with APD.These include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Significantly lower levels of anxiety than normal control participants 
B) Lower reactivity and baseline levels of physiological indicators of anxiety such as skin conductance 
C) Failure to exhibit increased startle reactions when being shown stimuli designed to elicit negative emotions 
D) All of the above 
A) Significantly lower levels of anxiety than normal control participants 
B) Lower reactivity and baseline levels of physiological indicators of anxiety such as skin conductance 
C) Failure to exhibit increased startle reactions when being shown stimuli designed to elicit negative emotions 
D) All of the above

Question 16

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that ????______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met the criteria for a mood disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) 96.3% 
B) 46.3% 
C) 56.3% 
D) 76.3% 
A) 96.3% 
B) 46.3% 
C) 56.3% 
D) 76.3%

Question 17

Drugs are frequently used in an attempt to treat individuals with personality disorders,but they tend to be used to tackle symptoms of any comorbid psychiatric disorder rather than the symptoms of the personality disorder itself.Individuals who have comorbid bipolar disorder may receive:

Accepted Answer

A) Lithium chloride 
B) Tranquilisers 
C) Antipsychotics 
D) Antidepressants 
A) Lithium chloride 
B) Tranquilisers 
C) Antipsychotics 
D) Antidepressants

Question 18

Family studies have also found that having a family member diagnosed with either social phobia or avoidant Personality Disorder increases the risk for both these disorders:

Accepted Answer

A) 22-25 fold 
B) 4-5 fold 
C) 5-10 fold 
D) 2-3 fold 
A) 22-25 fold 
B) 4-5 fold 
C) 5-10 fold 
D) 2-3 fold

Question 19

Which of the following are schema modes that determine the responses and reactions of individuals with APD?

Accepted Answer

A) The abandoned and abused child mode 
B) The angry and impulsive child mode 
C) The punitive parent mode 
D) All of the above 
A) The abandoned and abused child mode 
B) The angry and impulsive child mode 
C) The punitive parent mode 
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is attempted by psychodynamic therapists when trying to take a more active approach to treating personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Dream analysis 
B) To expose the 'weak egos' and fragile self-image that usually underlie many of the personality disorders 
C) To identify ego defence mechanisms 
D) To identify and expose early negative childhood experiences 
A) Dream analysis 
B) To expose the 'weak egos' and fragile self-image that usually underlie many of the personality disorders 
C) To identify ego defence mechanisms 
D) To identify and expose early negative childhood experiences

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for borderline personality disorder?

Which of the following is a subtype of dramatic/emotional personality disorders?

Some clinicians believe that antisocial personality disorder and social phobia are both components of a broader:

Psychodynamic theories of personality disorders that individuals with weak egos engage in a defence mechanism called:

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for schizotypal personality disorder?

In DSM-5,which types of personality ratings contribute to a diagnosis?

Anxious/fearful personality disorders constitute cluster C.Which of the following is not one of these?

According to psychodynamic theory,people are motivated to respond to the world through the perspectives they have learned from important other people in their developmental past.This is called:

There are high levels of comorbidity between the different personality disorders.According to Zanarini & Gunderson (1997)what percentage of individuals with BPD also display antisocial behaviour and meet the diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder?

While the symptoms of OCPD are very similar to those of OCD,the reported comorbidity of OCPD in individuals with OCD is relatively low at:

Evidence suggests that individuals with BPD have a number of brain abnormalities that may give rise to impulsive behaviour.The associated dysfunctional dopamine activity is known to play an important role in:

Which of the following could be described as a stage of schemata therapy for personality disorder?

The individual with narcissistic personality disorder routinely overestimates their abilities and inflates their accomplishments,and is characterized by:

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that _______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met with the criteria for an anxiety disorder:

There are a number of physiological characteristics shown by individuals with APD.These include which of the following?

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that ????______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met the criteria for a mood disorder:

Drugs are frequently used in an attempt to treat individuals with personality disorders,but they tend to be used to tackle symptoms of any comorbid psychiatric disorder rather than the symptoms of the personality disorder itself.Individuals who have comorbid bipolar disorder may receive:

Family studies have also found that having a family member diagnosed with either social phobia or avoidant Personality Disorder increases the risk for both these disorders:

Which of the following are schema modes that determine the responses and reactions of individuals with APD?

Which of the following is attempted by psychodynamic therapists when trying to take a more active approach to treating personality disorders?

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Exam 12: Personality Disorders

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for borderline personality disorder?

Which of the following is a subtype of dramatic/emotional personality disorders?

Some clinicians believe that antisocial personality disorder and social phobia are both components of a broader:

Psychodynamic theories of personality disorders that individuals with weak egos engage in a defence mechanism called:

Which of the following is not a DSM-5 criterion for schizotypal personality disorder?

In DSM-5,which types of personality ratings contribute to a diagnosis?

Anxious/fearful personality disorders constitute cluster C.Which of the following is not one of these?

According to psychodynamic theory,people are motivated to respond to the world through the perspectives they have learned from important other people in their developmental past.This is called:

There are high levels of comorbidity between the different personality disorders.According to Zanarini & Gunderson (1997)what percentage of individuals with BPD also display antisocial behaviour and meet the diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder?

While the symptoms of OCPD are very similar to those of OCD,the reported comorbidity of OCPD in individuals with OCD is relatively low at:

Evidence suggests that individuals with BPD have a number of brain abnormalities that may give rise to impulsive behaviour.The associated dysfunctional dopamine activity is known to play an important role in:

Which of the following could be described as a stage of schemata therapy for personality disorder?

The individual with narcissistic personality disorder routinely overestimates their abilities and inflates their accomplishments,and is characterized by:

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that _______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met with the criteria for an anxiety disorder:

There are a number of physiological characteristics shown by individuals with APD.These include which of the following?

Zanarini,Frankenburg,Dubo,Sickel et al.,(1998)found that ????______ of individuals diagnosed with BPD met the criteria for a mood disorder:

Drugs are frequently used in an attempt to treat individuals with personality disorders,but they tend to be used to tackle symptoms of any comorbid psychiatric disorder rather than the symptoms of the personality disorder itself.Individuals who have comorbid bipolar disorder may receive:

Family studies have also found that having a family member diagnosed with either social phobia or avoidant Personality Disorder increases the risk for both these disorders:

Which of the following are schema modes that determine the responses and reactions of individuals with APD?

Which of the following is attempted by psychodynamic therapists when trying to take a more active approach to treating personality disorders?

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Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Depression and Mood Disorders

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Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Neurocognitive Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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