Question 1

There is a good deal of overlap between generalized social phobia and ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) schizoid 
B) dependent 
C) antisocial 
D) avoidant 
A) schizoid 
B) dependent 
C) antisocial 
D) avoidant D

Question 2

Ideas of reference are unique to paranoid personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A cardinal feature of ________ personality disorder is lack of remorse.

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial 
B) borderline 
C) narcissistic 
D) paranoid 
A) antisocial 
B) borderline 
C) narcissistic 
D) paranoid A

Question 4

According to Kohut,childhood narcissism ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is normal and sets the stage for healthy development when combined with parental empathy 
B) is normal and sets the stage for healthy development when confronted with strict discipline from parents 
C) is pathological and must be dealt with early and forcefully 
D) is pathological if it involves the belief that "the world revolves around me" 
A) is normal and sets the stage for healthy development when combined with parental empathy 
B) is normal and sets the stage for healthy development when confronted with strict discipline from parents 
C) is pathological and must be dealt with early and forcefully 
D) is pathological if it involves the belief that "the world revolves around me"

Question 5

People with antisocial personality disorder show great anxiety in threatening situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People with _________ personality disorder display low levels of anxiety in threatening situations.

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid 
B) schizoid 
C) schizotypal 
D) antisocial 
A) paranoid 
B) schizoid 
C) schizotypal 
D) antisocial

Question 7

Recent (post-Freudian)psychodynamic theories have focused on the age period of ________ as the time period when most personality disorders begin.

Accepted Answer

A) birth to 18 months 
B) 18 months to 3 years 
C) 3 to 5 years 
D) 5 to 9 years 
A) birth to 18 months 
B) 18 months to 3 years 
C) 3 to 5 years 
D) 5 to 9 years

Question 8

People with histrionic personality disorder are often attracted to such professions as modelling or acting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Schizotypal personality disorder usually becomes evident in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) childhood 
B) adolescence 
C) early adulthood 
D) middle adulthood 
A) childhood 
B) adolescence 
C) early adulthood 
D) middle adulthood

Question 10

The DSM-5 lists ________ individual personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 6 
C) 10 
D) 14 
A) 2 
B) 6 
C) 10 
D) 14

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 100 
A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 100

Question 12

Suicidal thinking is a characteristic of borderline personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People with borderline personalities shift back and forth between viewing people as all good or all bad,rather than as partly good and partly bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss how a therapist would treat someone with a personality disorder using a psychodynamic approach.

Accepted Answer

A therapist using a psychodynamic approa

Question 15

________ people diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder go on to develop schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) Relatively few 
B) About half 
C) A great majority 
D) Virtually all 
A) Relatively few 
B) About half 
C) A great majority 
D) Virtually all

Question 16

There is strong direct evidence for the genetic transmission of personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Some people diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder have deeper feelings for animals than they do for people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the family perspective on the personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

Personality disorders can have a signifi

Question 19

Discuss the learning perspective on the personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

The learning perspective on personality

Question 20

Antisocial personality disorder has been the personality disorder most studied by researchers and scholars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

There is a good deal of overlap between generalized social phobia and ________ personality disorder.

Ideas of reference are unique to paranoid personality disorder.

A cardinal feature of ________ personality disorder is lack of remorse.

According to Kohut,childhood narcissism ________.

People with antisocial personality disorder show great anxiety in threatening situations.

People with _________ personality disorder display low levels of anxiety in threatening situations.

Recent (post-Freudian)psychodynamic theories have focused on the age period of ________ as the time period when most personality disorders begin.

People with histrionic personality disorder are often attracted to such professions as modelling or acting.

Schizotypal personality disorder usually becomes evident in ________.

The DSM-5 lists ________ individual personality disorders.

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

Suicidal thinking is a characteristic of borderline personality disorder.

People with borderline personalities shift back and forth between viewing people as all good or all bad,rather than as partly good and partly bad.

Discuss how a therapist would treat someone with a personality disorder using a psychodynamic approach.

________ people diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder go on to develop schizophrenia.

There is strong direct evidence for the genetic transmission of personality disorders.

Some people diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder have deeper feelings for animals than they do for people.

Discuss the family perspective on the personality disorders.

Discuss the learning perspective on the personality disorders.

Antisocial personality disorder has been the personality disorder most studied by researchers and scholars.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

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Exam 6: Personality

There is a good deal of overlap between generalized social phobia and ________ personality disorder.

Ideas of reference are unique to paranoid personality disorder.

A cardinal feature of ________ personality disorder is lack of remorse.

According to Kohut,childhood narcissism ________.

People with antisocial personality disorder show great anxiety in threatening situations.

People with _________ personality disorder display low levels of anxiety in threatening situations.

Recent (post-Freudian)psychodynamic theories have focused on the age period of ________ as the time period when most personality disorders begin.

People with histrionic personality disorder are often attracted to such professions as modelling or acting.

Schizotypal personality disorder usually becomes evident in ________.

The DSM-5 lists ________ individual personality disorders.

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

Suicidal thinking is a characteristic of borderline personality disorder.

People with borderline personalities shift back and forth between viewing people as all good or all bad,rather than as partly good and partly bad.

Discuss how a therapist would treat someone with a personality disorder using a psychodynamic approach.

________ people diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder go on to develop schizophrenia.

There is strong direct evidence for the genetic transmission of personality disorders.

Some people diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder have deeper feelings for animals than they do for people.

Discuss the family perspective on the personality disorders.

Discuss the learning perspective on the personality disorders.

Antisocial personality disorder has been the personality disorder most studied by researchers and scholars.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

Filters