Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral attribute associated with borderline personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-destructive acts 
B)  uncontrollable anger 
C)  preoccupation with fantasies of ultimate attainment 
D)  chronic feelings of emptiness 
A)  self-destructive acts 
B)  uncontrollable anger 
C)  preoccupation with fantasies of ultimate attainment 
D)  chronic feelings of emptiness

Question 2

According to the text, what was the main controversy in revising the DSM that led to the delay of the new edition?

Accepted Answer

A)  how to define personality disorders 
B)  whether to include the Big Five traits 
C)  how to classify multipersonality disorder 
D)  how long the DSM should be 
A)  how to define personality disorders 
B)  whether to include the Big Five traits 
C)  how to classify multipersonality disorder 
D)  how long the DSM should be

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  manipulation 
B)  confused identity 
C)  impulsivity 
D)  aggression 
A)  manipulation 
B)  confused identity 
C)  impulsivity 
D)  aggression

Question 4

A recent cross-lagged correlational study shows that being sick leads to ________ but that the reverse isn't true.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative emotions 
B)  long-term anxiety 
C)  increased optimism 
D)  no change in emotionality 
A)  negative emotions 
B)  long-term anxiety 
C)  increased optimism 
D)  no change in emotionality

Question 5

Which of the following describes the benefit of changing someone's personality in an effort to improve their physical (or mental) health, rather than changing specific behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easier to change a trait than a specific behavior. 
B)  Insurance companies are more likely to cover trait therapies than individual behavior therapies. 
C)  Changing a trait could change all relevant health behaviors at once rather than individually. 
D)  There are no benefits to changing a trait. 
A)  It is easier to change a trait than a specific behavior. 
B)  Insurance companies are more likely to cover trait therapies than individual behavior therapies. 
C)  Changing a trait could change all relevant health behaviors at once rather than individually. 
D)  There are no benefits to changing a trait.

Question 6

According to the text, why is narcissistic personality disorder difficult for psychologists to treat?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it is extremely ego-syntonic 
B)  because their patients tend to be violent 
C)  because it is rare 
D)  because it appears in short bursts 
A)  because it is extremely ego-syntonic 
B)  because their patients tend to be violent 
C)  because it is rare 
D)  because it appears in short bursts

Question 7

Why are personality disorders considered social?

Accepted Answer

A)  They manifest in interactions with other people. 
B)  They only cause problems for other people and not for the individual. 
C)  They require diagnosis by an individual other than the one affected by the disorder. 
D)  They have genetic origins. 
A)  They manifest in interactions with other people. 
B)  They only cause problems for other people and not for the individual. 
C)  They require diagnosis by an individual other than the one affected by the disorder. 
D)  They have genetic origins.

Question 8

According to the text, labeling personality disorders can be useful for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it can

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a useful explanation for the disorder. 
B)  be useful for predicting other behaviors relevant to the disorder. 
C)  help psychologists by giving them something to write on an insurance billing. 
D)  be useful for diagnosing or predicting your own behavior. 
A)  provide a useful explanation for the disorder. 
B)  be useful for predicting other behaviors relevant to the disorder. 
C)  help psychologists by giving them something to write on an insurance billing. 
D)  be useful for diagnosing or predicting your own behavior.

Question 9

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct in that OCPD generally does NOT include

Accepted Answer

A)  a grandiose way of thinking. 
B)  hallucinations about clean surfaces. 
C)  specific compulsions like obsessive handwashing. 
D)  ego-syntonic tendencies. 
A)  a grandiose way of thinking. 
B)  hallucinations about clean surfaces. 
C)  specific compulsions like obsessive handwashing. 
D)  ego-syntonic tendencies.

Question 10

All of the following are reasons for why it is difficult to gather data on health EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  people may not know how unhealthy they are. 
B)  death records are an unreliable way to measure health. 
C)  people may be unwilling to answer truthfully when asked about their health. 
D)  public health records are confidential. 
A)  people may not know how unhealthy they are. 
B)  death records are an unreliable way to measure health. 
C)  people may be unwilling to answer truthfully when asked about their health. 
D)  public health records are confidential.

Question 11

Match the behavioral pattern with the major personality disorder.
-Borderline

Accepted Answer

A) Characterized by stubborn, ritualistic behavior 
B) Expectations of criticism that force individuals to resort to extreme social withdrawal 
C) Expectations of unconditional recognition and admiration of others 
D) Characterized by manipulation, deceit, recklessness, and impulsivity 
E) Characterized by unstable and confused behavior and patterns of self-harm
F)Involves distortions of reality, jumbled thinking, and hallucinations 
A) Characterized by stubborn, ritualistic behavior 
B) Expectations of criticism that force individuals to resort to extreme social withdrawal 
C) Expectations of unconditional recognition and admiration of others 
D) Characterized by manipulation, deceit, recklessness, and impulsivity 
E) Characterized by unstable and confused behavior and patterns of self-harm
F)Involves distortions of reality, jumbled thinking, and hallucinations

Question 12

Which of the maladaptive personality traits in the new section of the DSM-5 bears the closest resemblance to low extraversion in the Big Five?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoticism 
B)  antagonism 
C)  disinhibition 
D)  detachment 
A)  psychoticism 
B)  antagonism 
C)  disinhibition 
D)  detachment

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding some of the concerns that have been raised about the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A)  The DSM system is not widely used by the psychiatric community. 
B)  There is a tendency to pathologize morally repugnant and criminal behavior. 
C)  There is little in the way of a clear definition of mental health in the DSM. 
D)  The labels in the DSM can be overused. 
A)  The DSM system is not widely used by the psychiatric community. 
B)  There is a tendency to pathologize morally repugnant and criminal behavior. 
C)  There is little in the way of a clear definition of mental health in the DSM. 
D)  The labels in the DSM can be overused.

Question 14

Identify and discuss the major differences between the DSM-IV-TR and the new research-based section of the DSM-5. Specifically, what controversies surrounded the major changes?

Accepted Answer

The major differences between the DSM-IV

Question 15

Suicide and self-mutilation are especially characteristic of which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  borderline 
B)  histrionic 
C)  paranoid 
D)  schizoid 
A)  borderline 
B)  histrionic 
C)  paranoid 
D)  schizoid

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral attribute associated with borderline personality disorder?

According to the text, what was the main controversy in revising the DSM that led to the delay of the new edition?

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?

A recent cross-lagged correlational study shows that being sick leads to ________ but that the reverse isn't true.

Which of the following describes the benefit of changing someone's personality in an effort to improve their physical (or mental) health, rather than changing specific behaviors?

According to the text, why is narcissistic personality disorder difficult for psychologists to treat?

Why are personality disorders considered social?

According to the text, labeling personality disorders can be useful for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it can

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct in that OCPD generally does NOT include

All of the following are reasons for why it is difficult to gather data on health EXCEPT

Match the behavioral pattern with the major personality disorder. -Borderline

Which of the maladaptive personality traits in the new section of the DSM-5 bears the closest resemblance to low extraversion in the Big Five?

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding some of the concerns that have been raised about the DSM?

Identify and discuss the major differences between the DSM-IV-TR and the new research-based section of the DSM-5. Specifically, what controversies surrounded the major changes?

Suicide and self-mutilation are especially characteristic of which personality disorder?

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Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

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Which of the following is NOT a behavioral attribute associated with borderline personality disorder?

According to the text, what was the main controversy in revising the DSM that led to the delay of the new edition?

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?

A recent cross-lagged correlational study shows that being sick leads to ________ but that the reverse isn't true.

Which of the following describes the benefit of changing someone's personality in an effort to improve their physical (or mental) health, rather than changing specific behaviors?

According to the text, why is narcissistic personality disorder difficult for psychologists to treat?

Why are personality disorders considered social?

According to the text, labeling personality disorders can be useful for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it can

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct in that OCPD generally does NOT include

All of the following are reasons for why it is difficult to gather data on health EXCEPT

Match the behavioral pattern with the major personality disorder. -Borderline

Which of the maladaptive personality traits in the new section of the DSM-5 bears the closest resemblance to low extraversion in the Big Five?

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding some of the concerns that have been raised about the DSM?

Identify and discuss the major differences between the DSM-IV-TR and the new research-based section of the DSM-5. Specifically, what controversies surrounded the major changes?

Suicide and self-mutilation are especially characteristic of which personality disorder?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

What Have We Learned

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