Question 1

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they are bothered by their personality disorder 
B)  Because they have another (episodic) disorder 
C)  Because they are forced to do so 
D)  Because they want to learn how to make other people happy 
A)  Because they are bothered by their personality disorder 
B)  Because they have another (episodic) disorder 
C)  Because they are forced to do so 
D)  Because they want to learn how to make other people happy

Question 2

Livesley and Jackson (2002) developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Accepted Answer

A)  To reflect factors of neuroticism, extroversion/introversion, openness to experience, agreeableness/antagonism, conscientiousness 
B)  To reflect factors of emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness and compulsivity 
C)  Which differentiates neuroticism and emotional dysregulation and differentiates dissocial behaviour from psychoticism 
D)  Which exemplifies a categorical approach to personality assessment unlike the dimensional approach of the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised 
A)  To reflect factors of neuroticism, extroversion/introversion, openness to experience, agreeableness/antagonism, conscientiousness 
B)  To reflect factors of emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness and compulsivity 
C)  Which differentiates neuroticism and emotional dysregulation and differentiates dissocial behaviour from psychoticism 
D)  Which exemplifies a categorical approach to personality assessment unlike the dimensional approach of the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised

Question 3

Paris (2009) stated that _____ are ineffective in treating borderline personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  drug treatments 
B)  antipsychotic medications 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  all of the above 
A)  drug treatments 
B)  antipsychotic medications 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Schizotypal personality disorder is more common among children of schizophrenics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Accepted Answer

A)  are sexually abused. 
B)  have parents who have anxiety disorders. 
C)  are made to care for elderly or sick parents at a young age. 
D)  have attachment problems. 
A)  are sexually abused. 
B)  have parents who have anxiety disorders. 
C)  are made to care for elderly or sick parents at a young age. 
D)  have attachment problems.

Question 6

Linehan's diathesis-stress theory is the most widely accepted explanation of the etiology of borderline personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Two primary features of Linehan's diathesis-stress theory of borderline personality disorder are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ego functioning and transference. 
B)  Object representation and cognitive style. 
C)  Cognitive bias and attribution error. 
D)  Dysregulation and invalidation. 
A)  Ego functioning and transference. 
B)  Object representation and cognitive style. 
C)  Cognitive bias and attribution error. 
D)  Dysregulation and invalidation.

Question 8

Borderline personality disorder naturally engenders which of the following emotional reactions by the therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empathy 
B)  Anger and frustration 
C)  Pride 
D)  Suicidal feelings 
A)  Empathy 
B)  Anger and frustration 
C)  Pride 
D)  Suicidal feelings

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychopaths are low in neuroticism 
B)  Psychopaths are high on conscientiousness 
C)  Psychopaths are high on antagonism 
D)  Psychopaths are low in agreeableness 
A)  Psychopaths are low in neuroticism 
B)  Psychopaths are high on conscientiousness 
C)  Psychopaths are high on antagonism 
D)  Psychopaths are low in agreeableness

Question 10

Julia finds it really difficult to regulate her emotions. She, like others with borderline personality disorder, may have:

Accepted Answer

A)  An overactive hippocampus 
B)  An underactive frontal lobe 
C)  Overactivation in the posterior cingulate cortex 
D)  Underactivation in the posterior cingulate cortex 
A)  An overactive hippocampus 
B)  An underactive frontal lobe 
C)  Overactivation in the posterior cingulate cortex 
D)  Underactivation in the posterior cingulate cortex

Question 11

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Abused. 
B)  Treated by their parents as if they are special, one-of-a-kind people. 
C)  Not getting enough approval from their parents. 
D)  Only children or first children. 
A)  Abused. 
B)  Treated by their parents as if they are special, one-of-a-kind people. 
C)  Not getting enough approval from their parents. 
D)  Only children or first children.

Question 12

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

Accepted Answer

A)  is greater, although in the long term they tend to forget the consequences. 
B)  has a minimal effect. 
C)  is associated with lower efforts to commit antisocial acts. 
D)  usually results in greater psychopathic behaviour. 
A)  is greater, although in the long term they tend to forget the consequences. 
B)  has a minimal effect. 
C)  is associated with lower efforts to commit antisocial acts. 
D)  usually results in greater psychopathic behaviour.

Question 13

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paranoid 
B)  Borderline 
C)  Avoidant 
D)  Histrionic 
A)  Paranoid 
B)  Borderline 
C)  Avoidant 
D)  Histrionic

Question 14

Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Claude? Claude goes to great lengths to be the centre of attention. He announces his views and feelings with great drama; however, one soon suspects it is only for effect and he seems willing to say or do almost anything to get others to pay attention to and like him.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The heart rate of psychopaths differs most from that of normals when they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  resting 
B)  anticipating stress 
C)  being confronted with stress 
D)  recovering from stress 
A)  resting 
B)  anticipating stress 
C)  being confronted with stress 
D)  recovering from stress

Question 16

Veronica imagines that she will one day have great success in business, although she now is working as a waitress. She has difficulty getting along at work because she envies her boss' position of authority (feeling she is more intelligent than him) and expects special favours such as not having to clean the stove like the other waitresses. Which of the following personality disorders best fits Veronica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Narcissistic 
B)  Borderline 
C)  Histrionic 
D)  Avoidant 
A)  Narcissistic 
B)  Borderline 
C)  Histrionic 
D)  Avoidant

Question 17

What is the major difference between Cleckley's and DSM's definitions of psychopathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cleckley does not include the issue of lack of guilt or shame. 
B)  The DSM is more reliable. 
C)  Cleckley focuses more on criminality. 
D)  The DSM emphasizes specific antisocial behaviours. 
A)  Cleckley does not include the issue of lack of guilt or shame. 
B)  The DSM is more reliable. 
C)  Cleckley focuses more on criminality. 
D)  The DSM emphasizes specific antisocial behaviours.

Question 18

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category

Accepted Answer

A)  narcissistic personality disorder 
B)  paranoid personality disorder 
C)  antisocial personality disorder 
D)  passive-aggressive personality disorder 
A)  narcissistic personality disorder 
B)  paranoid personality disorder 
C)  antisocial personality disorder 
D)  passive-aggressive personality disorder

Question 19

According to Paris, how many borderline personality disorder patients commit suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 50 
B)  1 in 25 
C)  1 in 15 
D)  1 in 10 
A)  1 in 50 
B)  1 in 25 
C)  1 in 15 
D)  1 in 10

Question 20

The 18 personality trait scales of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology - Basic Questionnaire (DAPP - BQ) reflect the following higher order factors:

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional dysregulation, narcissism, inhibitedness, compulsivity 
B)  Emotional dysregulation, callousness, impulsivity, compulsivity 
C)  Emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, impulsivity, compulsivity 
D)  Emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness, compulsivity 
A)  Emotional dysregulation, narcissism, inhibitedness, compulsivity 
B)  Emotional dysregulation, callousness, impulsivity, compulsivity 
C)  Emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, impulsivity, compulsivity 
D)  Emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness, compulsivity

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

Livesley and Jackson (2002) developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Paris (2009) stated that _____ are ineffective in treating borderline personality disorder.

Schizotypal personality disorder is more common among children of schizophrenics.

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Linehan's diathesis-stress theory is the most widely accepted explanation of the etiology of borderline personality disorder.

Two primary features of Linehan's diathesis-stress theory of borderline personality disorder are:

Borderline personality disorder naturally engenders which of the following emotional reactions by the therapist?

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

Julia finds it really difficult to regulate her emotions. She, like others with borderline personality disorder, may have:

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

The heart rate of psychopaths differs most from that of normals when they are:

What is the major difference between Cleckley's and DSM's definitions of psychopathy?

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category

According to Paris, how many borderline personality disorder patients commit suicide?

The 18 personality trait scales of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology - Basic Questionnaire (DAPP - BQ) reflect the following higher order factors:

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 13: Personality Disorders

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

Livesley and Jackson (2002) developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Paris (2009) stated that _____ are ineffective in treating borderline personality disorder.

Schizotypal personality disorder is more common among children of schizophrenics.

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Linehan's diathesis-stress theory is the most widely accepted explanation of the etiology of borderline personality disorder.

Two primary features of Linehan's diathesis-stress theory of borderline personality disorder are:

Borderline personality disorder naturally engenders which of the following emotional reactions by the therapist?

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

Julia finds it really difficult to regulate her emotions. She, like others with borderline personality disorder, may have:

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

The heart rate of psychopaths differs most from that of normals when they are:

What is the major difference between Cleckley's and DSM's definitions of psychopathy?

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category

According to Paris, how many borderline personality disorder patients commit suicide?

The 18 personality trait scales of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology - Basic Questionnaire (DAPP - BQ) reflect the following higher order factors:

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters