Exam 12: The Personality Disorders

Many personality disorders are __________, which means that the person does not believe they have a problem.

The term "borderline" was used in the past to describe a person on the border between neurosis and psychosis.

Research shows that __________% or more of people with personality disorders never seek treatment for their problems.

Diagnosis and therefore estimating the prevalence of the personality disorders is quite difficult and studies have been methodologically criticized. With this in mind, the highest estimates of PD prevalence suggest that

The relationship between psychopathy and APD appears to be ___________ and it has been found that_________________.

Leading proponents of a cognitive-behavioural treatment approach to personality disorders are Otto Kernberg and Heinz Kohut.

Joan is a psychologist who argues that her client has a personality disorder due largely to the fact that his schemata (i.e., beliefs and assumptions) have become rigid and inflexible. Joan is taking a(n) __________ approach to understanding the etiology of personality disorders.

David has been described as flamboyant and overly dramatic in his emotional displays. He constantly seeks the spotlight in social situations and strongly dislikes being ignored. Judging from this description, which personality disorder is David most likely to have?

As of 2004, the only empirically supported treatment for Borderline PD was dialectical behavior therapy.

There is a high rate of comorbidity between histrionic personality disorder and borderline, narcissistic and dependent personality disorders.

The specific causes of personality disorders were not considered until the development of

Psychoanalysts see personality disorders as resulting from

Studies have shown that many family members of people with schizophrenia exhibit schizotypal symptoms.

As paranoid personality occurs quite commonly in the relatives of people with __________, a genetic link with this disorder has been proposed.

Because the term has been traditionally applied to women, the name of __________ personality disorder was changed to histrionic personality disorder.

The attempt to reduce gender biases (such as the higher frequency of diagnosis in women) by changing "hysterical personality disorder" to "histrionic personality disorder" was largely successful.

Several researchers have reported that the symptoms of antisocial behaviour eventually end, often around the fourth decade of life. This occurrence has been called the __________ factor.

Which of the following is NOT one of Sperry's five basic premises regarding treatment of personality disorders?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised?

Personality theorists describe qualities which are persistently displayed over time and in various situations as