Exam 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Describe the features of paranoid personality disorder. How does the paranoia of a person with paranoid personality disorder differ from that experienced by someone with schizophrenia?

Dependent personality disorder has been linked to which of the following physical disorders?

The term that refers to personality traits that are perceived as being separate or outside one's self-identity is ______.

Based on the demographic listed below, which of the following individuals would have a higher probably of being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?

People with impulse control disorders are most likely to also have ______ disorders.

The idea that borderline personality disorder stems from a pre-Oedipal failure to develop a sense of constancy and unity in one's image of the self and other was proposed by ______.

People who are overly reliant on others to give them advice or make decisions for them are suffering from ______ personality disorder.

The apparent social distance and aloofness of people with schizoid personalities may be somewhat superficial.

Millon suggests that histrionic personality disorder may be rooted in childhood experiences in which social reinforcers, such as parental attention, are connected to the child's appearance and willingness to perform for others.

______ personality disorder is diagnosed more in women than in men.

Instability in self-image, relationships, mood, and a lack of control over impulses are the hallmark features of ______ personality disorder.

The DSM adopts a ____________ model for classifying abnormal behavior patterns into specific diagnostic categories based on particular diagnostic criteria.

Define "personality disorder." List and describe each of the three personality clusters used to categorize personality disorders with the DSM.

People with schizotypal personality disorders tend to be socially ______.

Many notable figures in history, including Lawrence of Arabia, Adolf Hitler, and Marilyn Monroe, have been depicted as borderline personalities.

People with histrionic personality disorder are often attracted to professions like modeling or acting.

A psychological disorder characterized by failure to control impulses, temptations, or drives, resulting in harm to oneself or others are ______ disorders.

Personality disorders are ______.

Self-inflicted cutting is a characteristic of people with ______ personality disorder.

The number of people with antisocial personalities who attain executive positions in business is ______.