Exam 6: Personality

In the DSM-5 listing of personality disorder clusters,people who are perceived as odd or eccentric would be listed under cluster ________.

Family factors are implicated in nearly all cases of antisocial personality disorder.

Which of the following is NOT a DSM-5 cluster C personality disorder?

Psychopaths who scored high on the PCL-R had the highest rates of both recidivism (80%)and violent recidivism (25%).

Dependent personality disorder has been linked to each of the following disorders EXCEPT ________.

Avoidant personality disorder is more common in men than in women.

Research has indicated that,when treating people with personality disorders,single modalities work better than systemic approaches.

The fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS)__________.

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

People with dependent personalities often attribute their problems to emotional rather than physical problems.

A certain amount of narcissism can represent a healthy adjustment to insecurity.

Behaviour therapists emphasize the role of reinforcement in explaining the origins of antisocial behaviour.

Men are ________ likely than women to have antisocial personality disorder.

People with histrionic personality disorder share certain features with ___________ personality disorder.

According to Freud,many factors may interfere with appropriate identification with a parent's moral reasoning,such as having a weak or absent _____.

Kernberg used the concept of "splitting" to explain ________ personality disorder.

Which of the following statements about people with personality disorders is NOT true?

Schizotypal personality disorder may actually be a mild form of ________.

Persons with borderline personality disorder tend to come from enmeshed and clinging families.

Describe the profile of people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.