Exam 10: Personality Disorders

Self-mutilation, such as is seen in borderline personality disorder, is ________

Describe and differentiate between the Cluster A personality disorders.

Antisocial personality disorder differs from psychopathy in that antisocial personality disorder ________

Unlike the person with paranoid schizophrenia, the person with paranoid personality disorder ________

The fear of abandonment is seen in both borderline and dependent personality disorder. What is the key difference is the individual's reaction to that fear?

Which of the personality disorders appears to be most related to schizophrenia? What evidence is there of this relationship?

People who lack self-confidence despite good skills, who panic at the possibility of being separated from their spouse, and remain in abusive relationships have many of the symptoms of ________ personality disorder.

Cluster __________ personality disorders include histrionic and borderline personality disorders.

Hope believes that she is the "star" of her graduate class and that the other students dislike her because they are jealous of her superior intelligence. She believes that she is entitled to be exempted from an important exam because of her outstanding performance in class. Hope probably suffers from ________

Harold is perfectionistic and extremely concerned with maintaining a set routine. He probably suffers from ________ personality disorder.

Individuals who seem odd and eccentric to others may have personality disorders from ________

Which of the following is most typical of the interpersonal attitudes and behaviors of someone with histrionic personality disorder?

________ personality disorder is much more common in men than women and involves the exploitation of others without remorse.

Helen is suspicious and doubts the loyalty of even her friends. She is unwilling to forgive perceived insults and never forgets a grudge. She is most likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

What do all of the Cluster A disorders have in common?

People find Adam difficult to be around. His behavior is unpredictable and erratic but most often is annoying to others. He doesn't seem to learn from his bad experiences, instead he keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over. His family says Adam has been like this since at least junior high school. Adam most likely has ________

Individuals with schizoid and paranoid personality disorders differ significantly in their ________

According to Paris' multidimensional theory of borderline personality disorder (BPD), people with high levels of impulsivity and affective instability ________

The central problem of schizoid personality disorder is ________

What are the two dimensions of psychopathy and the relationship to antisocial personality disorder?