Exam 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Joe is a "workaholic" primarily because of the success that accompanies working hard. He is not much interested in the sense of pride or accomplishment in a job "well-done," nor the Money. His only concern is the attention and adulation he receives. His behavior is most Typical of someone with ______ personality disorder.

The text presented a case of an 85-year-old retired businessman who had a paranoid personality disorder. He would confide in ______.

The close relationships between compulsive gambling and addictive disorders led to its reclassification as a type of _________in DSM-5 that is called gambling disorder.

Describe the prevalence, features, and characteristics of kleptomania. How is it similar to, or different from, obsessive-compulsive disorder?

People who show excessive emotionality, have excessive needs for praise, reassurance, and approval, and who constantly need to be the center of attention are most likely suffering from ______ personality disorder.

Katie is a little "different" than others. She often feels as if deceased relatives are in the room with her. She believes she possesses a "sixth sense" by which she can read people's minds and Foretell the future. She talks to herself frequently and often speaks to others in a meandering, Vague, although not incoherent manner. She is often unkempt, believes people are talking About her, and tends to be socially aloof. She is most likely suffering from ______ personality Disorder.

Schizotypal personality disorder shares a common genetic basis with ______.

Hare and other subsequent researchers have found that people with ______ personality disorder have lower galvanic skin responses when expecting pain than normals.

Why should dependency needs be examined through the lens of culture when determining if this characteristic is diagnosable as a psychological disorder?

Lack of remorse, which is a cardinal feature of antisocial personality disorder, characterizes all criminals.

Why is it important to weigh in the impact of cultural and sociopolitical factors when arriving at a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder?

Alternating between extremes of adulation (when their needs are met) and loathing (when they feel scorned) is characteristic of people who are diagnosed with ______ personality disorder.

Shoplifting is ______ and kleptomania is ______.

Cosmo Kramer, a popular character on the Seinfeld television show, displayed unusual mannerisms, had a very strange haircut, and engaged in weird behaviors like bathing in butter And pretending to host a television talk show in his apartment. These eccentricities could be Common for someone with a ______ personality disorder.

Which of the following emotions is MOST characteristic of a person diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?

According to Freud, proper resolution of the Oedipus complex is represented by the development of the ______.

People who have personality disorders tend to perceive their disturbed behavior or traits as ______.

A person with borderline personality disorder may have all but which one of the following behaviors?

People who have anxiety or mood disorders tend to perceive their disturbed behaviors as ______.

The central feature of ______ personality disorder is an inflated or grandiose sense of oneself.