Question 1

When comparing the startle response of psychopaths and non-psychopaths (both groups were jail inmates), researchers found that psychopaths:

Accepted Answer

A)  Were more easily startled due to hyperarousal. 
B)  Were less frightened by aversive stimuli. 
C)  Were more likely to try to frighten their victims. 
D)  Did not demonstrate any startle response. 
A)  Were more easily startled due to hyperarousal. 
B)  Were less frightened by aversive stimuli. 
C)  Were more likely to try to frighten their victims. 
D)  Did not demonstrate any startle response.

Question 2

One way to enhance the assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have the client answer questions under hypnosis 
B)  Conduct a retrospective review of school records? 
C)  Have the client's significant other contribute information? 
D)  Conduct the interview in a neutral location 
A)  Have the client answer questions under hypnosis 
B)  Conduct a retrospective review of school records? 
C)  Have the client's significant other contribute information? 
D)  Conduct the interview in a neutral location

Question 3

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

Accepted Answer

A)  Would be better described using one of the Axis I disorders. 
B)  Have a pervasive developmental disorder as well. 
C)  Have more than one personality disorder. 
D)  Have only one personality disorder. 
A)  Would be better described using one of the Axis I disorders. 
B)  Have a pervasive developmental disorder as well. 
C)  Have more than one personality disorder. 
D)  Have only one personality disorder.

Question 5

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

Accepted Answer

A)  People with the disorder did not, in fact, have problems functioning normally in daily life. 
B)  Clinicians diagnosing patients had difficulty agreeing on whether a patient had the disorder or not. 
C)  People with the disorder at one point in time had recovered by the follow-up assessment. 
D)  People with the disorder often had other personality disorders as well. 
A)  People with the disorder did not, in fact, have problems functioning normally in daily life. 
B)  Clinicians diagnosing patients had difficulty agreeing on whether a patient had the disorder or not. 
C)  People with the disorder at one point in time had recovered by the follow-up assessment. 
D)  People with the disorder often had other personality disorders as well.

Question 6

According to the MCMI-III, which three personality pathology scales are grouped as severe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizoid, sadistic, self-defeating 
B)  Narcissistic, histrionic, avoidant 
C)  Schizotypal, borderline, paranoid 
D)  Antisocial, sadistic, passive-aggressive 
A)  Schizoid, sadistic, self-defeating 
B)  Narcissistic, histrionic, avoidant 
C)  Schizotypal, borderline, paranoid 
D)  Antisocial, sadistic, passive-aggressive

Question 7

University students:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are immune to personality disorders 
B)  Experience personality disorders at a higher rate than non-students? 
C)  Experience personality disorders at a lower rate than non-students? 
D)  Are more likely than not to experience a personality disorder 
A)  Are immune to personality disorders 
B)  Experience personality disorders at a higher rate than non-students? 
C)  Experience personality disorders at a lower rate than non-students? 
D)  Are more likely than not to experience a personality disorder

Question 8

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be ___________ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes of passion; premeditated 
B)  crimes of passion; crimes of passion 
C)  premeditated; crimes of passion 
D)  premeditated; premeditated 
A)  crimes of passion; premeditated 
B)  crimes of passion; crimes of passion 
C)  premeditated; crimes of passion 
D)  premeditated; premeditated

Question 9

Paranoid personality disorder differs from paranoid schizophrenia in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paranoid personality is not associated with unreasonable paranoia. 
B)  Paranoid personality is associated with different delusions than schizophrenia. 
C)  Paranoid personality is not associated with hallucinations. 
D)  Paranoid personality is not likely to present with depression. 
A)  Paranoid personality is not associated with unreasonable paranoia. 
B)  Paranoid personality is associated with different delusions than schizophrenia. 
C)  Paranoid personality is not associated with hallucinations. 
D)  Paranoid personality is not likely to present with depression.

Question 10

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indifference to others. 
B)  Visual hallucinations. 
C)  Flat affect, little overt emotion. 
D)  Overtly odd behaviours. 
A)  Indifference to others. 
B)  Visual hallucinations. 
C)  Flat affect, little overt emotion. 
D)  Overtly odd behaviours.

Question 11

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with personality disorders have extreme forms of the same personality structures. 
B)  People with personality disorders differ qualitatively from normal people in the traits they exhibit. 
C)  People with personality disorders are more egosyntonic than normal people. 
D)  Only those people with severe personality disorders differ qualitatively from normals, while those with clinical personality disorders exist on a continuum with normal people. 
A)  People with personality disorders have extreme forms of the same personality structures. 
B)  People with personality disorders differ qualitatively from normal people in the traits they exhibit. 
C)  People with personality disorders are more egosyntonic than normal people. 
D)  Only those people with severe personality disorders differ qualitatively from normals, while those with clinical personality disorders exist on a continuum with normal people.

Question 12

The primary outcome (or goal) in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

Accepted Answer

A)  achieving insight by probing childhood conflicts. 
B)  helping clients learn to solve problems more effectively. 
C)  strengthening their weak ego. 
D)  correcting dysfunctional ways of thinking. 
A)  achieving insight by probing childhood conflicts. 
B)  helping clients learn to solve problems more effectively. 
C)  strengthening their weak ego. 
D)  correcting dysfunctional ways of thinking.

Question 13

According to findings from Trull and colleagues (1995), the PSY-5 constraint scale is robustly associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizotypal personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Paranoid personality disorder 
D)  Borderline personality disorder 
A)  Schizotypal personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Paranoid personality disorder 
D)  Borderline personality disorder

Question 14

Which of the following is not an appropriate use of the PCL-R?

Accepted Answer

A)  To predict violent recidivism 
B)  To distinguish psychopathic from non-psychopathic adolescents 
C)  To predict treatment outcome 
D)  All of the above are appropriate uses. 
A)  To predict violent recidivism 
B)  To distinguish psychopathic from non-psychopathic adolescents 
C)  To predict treatment outcome 
D)  All of the above are appropriate uses.

Question 15

One goal of therapy for people with borderline personality disorder is for them to stop splitting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What have Dalhousie researcher Vallis and his colleagues concluded about the suitability of cognitive therapy in the treatment of personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients with personality disorders have lower ratings of the therapeutic alliance. 
B)  Clinicians viewed those with more severe personality dysfunction as less suitable for cognitive therapy. 
C)  Severe personality disorders would be difficult to treat with any form of therapy. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Patients with personality disorders have lower ratings of the therapeutic alliance. 
B)  Clinicians viewed those with more severe personality dysfunction as less suitable for cognitive therapy. 
C)  Severe personality disorders would be difficult to treat with any form of therapy. 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

Paris et al. reviewed recent research on borderline personality disorder and concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Most clients recover over time 
B)  Only 7.8% of clients met criteria at a 27-year follow-up 
C)  Mortality is significantly higher than Canadian norms in clients with BPD 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Most clients recover over time 
B)  Only 7.8% of clients met criteria at a 27-year follow-up 
C)  Mortality is significantly higher than Canadian norms in clients with BPD 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following life task failures has not been identified by Livesley (1998) as being indicative of a personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Engaging in prosocial behaviours 
B)  Establishing autonomy 
C)  Forming stable representations of self and others 
D)  Developing relationships 
A)  Engaging in prosocial behaviours 
B)  Establishing autonomy 
C)  Forming stable representations of self and others 
D)  Developing relationships

Question 19

Studies have found that psychopaths had ______ affect-related activity in the ____________brain region

Accepted Answer

A)  less; amygdala-hippocampal 
B)  more; temporal 
C)  less; parietal 
D)  more; limbic system 
A)  less; amygdala-hippocampal 
B)  more; temporal 
C)  less; parietal 
D)  more; limbic system

Question 20

MRI tests conducted in British Columbia indicate that the hypoemotionality of psychopaths reflects deficiencies in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The parietal lobe 
B)  The limbic system 
C)  The frontal lobe 
D)  The occipital lobe 
A)  The parietal lobe 
B)  The limbic system 
C)  The frontal lobe 
D)  The occipital lobe

When comparing the startle response of psychopaths and non-psychopaths (both groups were jail inmates), researchers found that psychopaths:

One way to enhance the assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders is to:

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

According to the MCMI-III, which three personality pathology scales are grouped as severe?

University students:

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be _ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be __.

Paranoid personality disorder differs from paranoid schizophrenia in that:

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

The primary outcome (or goal) in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

According to findings from Trull and colleagues (1995), the PSY-5 constraint scale is robustly associated with:

Which of the following is not an appropriate use of the PCL-R?

One goal of therapy for people with borderline personality disorder is for them to stop splitting.

What have Dalhousie researcher Vallis and his colleagues concluded about the suitability of cognitive therapy in the treatment of personality disorders?

Paris et al. reviewed recent research on borderline personality disorder and concluded that:

Which of the following life task failures has not been identified by Livesley (1998) as being indicative of a personality disorder?

Studies have found that psychopaths had affect-related activity in the ______brain region

MRI tests conducted in British Columbia indicate that the hypoemotionality of psychopaths reflects deficiencies in:

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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

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Exam 13: Personality Disorders

When comparing the startle response of psychopaths and non-psychopaths (both groups were jail inmates), researchers found that psychopaths:

One way to enhance the assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders is to:

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

According to the MCMI-III, which three personality pathology scales are grouped as severe?

University students:

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be ___________ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be ____________.

Paranoid personality disorder differs from paranoid schizophrenia in that:

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

The primary outcome (or goal) in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

According to findings from Trull and colleagues (1995), the PSY-5 constraint scale is robustly associated with:

Which of the following is not an appropriate use of the PCL-R?

One goal of therapy for people with borderline personality disorder is for them to stop splitting.

What have Dalhousie researcher Vallis and his colleagues concluded about the suitability of cognitive therapy in the treatment of personality disorders?

Paris et al. reviewed recent research on borderline personality disorder and concluded that:

Which of the following life task failures has not been identified by Livesley (1998) as being indicative of a personality disorder?

Studies have found that psychopaths had ______ affect-related activity in the ____________brain region

MRI tests conducted in British Columbia indicate that the hypoemotionality of psychopaths reflects deficiencies in:

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

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be _ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be __.

Studies have found that psychopaths had affect-related activity in the ______brain region