Exam 12: Personality Disorders

This week's first client shows a pervasive pattern of grandiosity,need for admiration,and lack of empathy.You diagnose ___________personality disorder,one of the dramatic,emotional,or erratic cluster of disorders.

Which of the following are the two major theories that have been proposed to explain antisocial personality disorder?

Describe the similarities and differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and individuals diagnosed with the anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder. 3.

Nicole has difficulty maintaining relationships because she goes back and forth from being a best friend to hating people in her life quite often.Her romantic relationships are always characterized by incredible loving passion alternating with episodes of horrible fighting,and sometimes she becomes violent.At times Nicole becomes so upset that she cuts herself and reports that this makes her feel better emotionally.Nicole suffers from ___________ personality disorder.

The personality disorder that sociologists have associated with the increased attention to individualism,competitiveness,success,and the short-term pleasure seeking of the "me generation" is _______________ personality disorder.

Avoidant personality disorder tends to run in families with a history of ________________.

According to the text,which is NOT true in the treatment of paranoid personality disorder?

According to the textbook,a possible cause of schizotypal personality disorder is ____________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about borderline personality disorder?

Which of the following is the most likely model to explain the cause of borderline personality disorder?

Mary has been married for 20 years and describes how her husband has been verbally abusive toward her for most of that time.She indicates that her husband has had multiple affairs with other women,but she can't leave him because she "loves and needs him." When challenged by the interviewer regarding the wisdom of staying with such a man,Mary agrees with the interviewer,although she later confides that she always agrees with everyone to avoid conflict and disapproval.Mary should be diagnosed with ____________ personality disorder.

According to the definition of personality disorder,only individuals who show ____________ patterns of maladaptive behavior should be diagnosed with a personality disorder.

Hideki has been diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and has begun psychotherapy.Since he is willing to undergo a combined treatment approach,the result

An individual who goes through life as a loner with no motivation to interact with others but with relatively normal behavior and beliefs is likely to be diagnosed with ____________ personality disorder:

In the U.S.,the prevalence of personality disorders is estimated to be between ________.

An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for _____________ as a child.

What is the difference between the types of disorders that are listed on axis I of the DSM-IV and the personality disorders that are listed on axis II? Why is there more disagreement in the mental health profession regarding the categorization of personality disorders than for the classification of most axis I disorders?

According to your text,treatment of dependent personality disorder is

The individual with ASPD on the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD discussed the fact that he

One of the major differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)is that patients with the personality disorder generally