Exam 12: Personality Disorders

When presented with words projected on a computer screen,individuals with borderline personality disorder are more likely than individuals without the disorder to remember the word ____________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about borderline personality disorder?

Therapy for histrionic personality disorder tends to focus on

A key to treating people with avoidant personality disorder is

The data regarding treatment outcome for individuals with paranoid personality disorder

Which of the following disorders has been called the female version of posttraumatic stress disorder?

One of the contributing factors in the developmental history of individuals with antisocial personality disorder appears to be that their parents were more likely to have utilized

The relationship between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Max is always sure that others are trying to harm him.His perception that the world is a threatening place impacts most of his life.Most likely,Max would be diagnosed with the personality disorder called _______________.

Given what we know about the treatment of antisocial personality disorder,the best way to ensure that a person with this disorder and a history of violence is not a threat to society is ________.

The concept of the fearlessness hypothesis of antisocial personality disorder is that individuals with this disorder

Dependent personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder have the following in common:

The language barrier of refugees from other countries and people with hearing impairments may make these individuals particularly susceptible to

In the DSM-V,personality disorders may be redefined using dimensions rather than categories because

The reason that individuals with avoidant personality disorder avoid most relationships is that they

Which of the following would NOT be an advantage of a dimensional model of personality disorders?

In a study described in the text,when a case history of antisocial personality disorder was ascribed to a male client,therapists diagnosed it correctly.When the same behavior was ascribed to a woman,

Individuals who overreact to everything and are overly dramatic and vain are most likely to be diagnosed with ___________ personality disorder.

The DSM uses a categorical approach to personality disorders.This is a problem because

Of the following,the most accurate statement with regard to the treatment of avoidant personality disorder is