Exam 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Evidence ______ the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy and ______ the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy in treating personality disorders.

The terms "guiltless," "irresponsible" and "impulsive" best describe someone with ______ personality disorder.

People who hold grudges, have few friends, suspect their spouses of infidelity (without evidence to back up their suspicions) and are unlikely to confide in others have characteristics Of a(n) ______ personality disorder.

Which of the following statements is true?

Antisocial personality is ______ socioeconomic classes.

About ______ of prison inmates could be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

People with narcissistic personality disorder tend to have _______relationships than people with borderline personality disorder.

Family factors such as ______ have been implicated in the development of dependent personality disorder.

Antisocial personality disorder is most common among members of the upper class.

According to Millon, excessive parental discipline may lead to ______ behaviors.

The defining features of ______ personality disorder are traits such as perfectionism, rigidity, being overly meticulous, and having difficulties coping with ambiguity.

Researchers have found that about ______ percent of the homicides committed by non-psychopathic murderers were "cold-blooded" murders.

When he sees something on sale at the store, Juan has great difficulty not purchasing it despite the fact that he is heavily in debt. Based on his inability to control this drive, one might say that one has which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the five basic traits of personality as defined by the Five-Factor Model of personality?

How does the overlap among descriptions of personality disorders with other disorders and within themselves create problems in diagnosis?

Although schizoid and avoidant personality disorders both display social withdrawal, those with avoidant personality disorder, unlike those with schizoid personality disorder, ______.

Most people with schizotypal personality disorder go on to develop schizophrenia or some other psychotic disorder.

In addition to genetic contributions to personality traits, your text mentions which of the following factors as also playing a strong contributing role to the development of these traits?

Researchers have found that the majority of murders committed by psychopathic murderers were ______.

Describe Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). What is meant by dialectic? What techniques are incorporated in this approach to treatment?