Exam 6: Personality

Antisocial personalities may commit the same misdeeds repeatedly,despite a history of punishment.

Interpersonal relationships are invariably strained by the demands that people with narcissistic personality disorder impose on others and by their lack of _______ with and concern for other people.

The central feature of ________ personality disorder is a constant need for "hogging centre stage" and getting others to pay attention to them.

Compare and contrast schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders.

Warning signs of personality disorders may begin appearing in early childhood.

The eccentricity associated with personality is ________.

Many notable figures in history,from Lawrence of Arabia to Adolf Hitler,and even Marilyn Monroe,have been depicted as borderline personalities.

Rocco is very self-absorbed and likes to brag about his accomplishments.He likes to be the centre of attention and lacks empathy.Rocco likely has _________ personality disorder.

People with paranoid personality disorder are ________ to seek treatment for themselves and are more likely to be ________.

People with borderline personality disorder tend to see others as _________.

Discuss the issue of overlap of the personality disorders.

In Canada,males are __________ times more likely than females to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

Which of the following personality disorders appears to run in families?

From the sociocultural perspective,"treatment" of antisocial personality disorder focuses on ________.

With schizoid personality disorder,sensitivity is sometimes expressed in deep feelings for _______.

Dependent personality disorder has been linked to all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Kernberg views borderline personality in terms of a pre-Oedipal failure to develop a sense of constancy.

In the DSM-5 listing of personality disorder clusters,people who often appear anxious or fearful in their behaviour are listed under cluster ________.

Researchers now believe psychopathic personality is composed of ________ somewhat independent dimensions.

Jang and his colleagues at University of British Columbia argue that people do not just passively respond to nor are merely shaped by their environment,but that ____________ plays a role in the kinds of environments that will be actively sought out.