Exam 13: Personality Disorders

Research by Robert Hare from the University of British Columbia and others has shown that the emotional detachment factor of the PCL-R ________________ and Factor 2 (i.e., an antisocial lifestyle) ________________.

Robert is in prison for the fourth time in five years. He was previously diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder and has surprised the prison psychologist by signing up for therapy. What is Robert most likely hoping to gain from therapy?

More convicted felons are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder than psychopathy.

Saying that a personality disorder is egosyntonic means that:

What diagnosis would be most appropriate for Tonya? She says she would like to meet people but is too afraid of saying something foolish to speak to them. She describes herself as the ultimate social klutz because she never knows what to say or do. As a result, she stays to herself except with a very few friends she has known since childhood.

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the dramatic/erratic cluster?

A criticism of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised is that it fails to assess the following key feature of Cleckley's conception of psychopathy:

A key difference between avoidant and dependent personality disorder is:

Both histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders have self-centeredness as a key symptom.

People are typically distressed and seek treatment for personality disorders.

Which of the following criticisms were raised by Hare, Hart, Harpur (1991) regarding the DSM diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

According to Hare, psychopaths are able to tolerate shock in experiments by:

What has research by Harpur and Hare (1994) shown about the stability of Factor 1 (emotional detachment) and Factor 2 (antisocial lifestyle) of the PCL-R?

Psychopathic behaviour has been shown to be responsive to:

Ken may act sad one minute and happy the next. He seems to have no idea what he wants out of life. He says he cannot stand being alone, yet he gets into violent fights with his friends over minor matters. When his marriage broke up due to his drastic mood shifts and impulsive gambling, Ken attempted suicide. Which of the following diagnoses best fits Ken's symptoms?

Chen et al. (2009) reported that _____ is the most culture-laden diagnosis of the personality disorders as it is rooted in the individualistic North American culture.

Angela's sister has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Compared to someone without a family member with the disorder, what is the likelihood that Angela will also have borderline personality disorder?

What does the updated 2009 version of the MMCI-III now contain?

Tyrer et al. (2007) concluded the following regarding the assessment of personality disorders:

Yolanda vacillates between extremely positive feelings for her friend, to extreme negative feelings, often with no apparent reason. When these changes in her disposition regarding her friend occur, she also experiences deep depression. On the basis of this information, Yolanda most likely has ______________ personality disorder.