Exam 10: Personality Disorders

How does temperament relate to personality disorders?

Luisa is a lively and emotional graduate student. She dresses provocatively and behaves in a very seductive manner with her male professors. She has had a long string of short-lived, stormy romances. Luisa is most likely to have a diagnosis of ________

In research studies, in addition to failing to learn to avoid punishment, psychopaths ________

In which of the following disorders is a comorbid diagnosis of depression most commonly seen?

Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders, ________

A significant portion of the individuals with borderline personality disorder also qualify for a diagnosis of ________ at some time.

While the individual with ________ personality disorder appears cool and aloof, the individual with ________ personality disorder is best described as odd.

Which of the following is one of the facets of the personality trait of neuroticism?

Involvement in an abusive relationship (as the one who is abused) would be most expected of the individual with ________ personality disorder.

Emily calls her husband every day at work to ask him what she should make for dinner. She spends her days at her mother's, because Emily worries that something will go wrong in her own home that she won't be able to handle. Even though she paints and draws well, Emily has never tried to take a class or use her talent, because she says she knows she really isn't good enough. Emily's most likely diagnosis is ________

Donna has borderline personality disorder. She is in therapy, but progress is slow. One problem is that some days she thinks her therapist is the most wonderful person in the world. On other days, she thinks he is worthless and untrustworthy. This type of thinking is called ________

Antisocial personality disorder differs from the other Cluster B disorders in that ________

Thought and speech oddities comparable to those seen in schizophrenia have been documented in ________ personality disorder.

Sam shows little emotion and is a loner. He has no social relationships, other than his family, and he seems to experience little pleasure, if any. What personality disorder might Sam have?

An employee evaluation states: "He takes what he wants rather than earns it. He hates routine and boredom more than anything else. Thrill-seeking and impulsive actions have gotten him fired from this job. It will get him fired at many others." What kind of disorder does the employee illustrate?

Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who ________

The __________-factor model has been the most influential in integrating research on personality disorders.

Which of the following is a part of the clinical picture in antisocial personality and psychopathy?

The behavioral patterns of individuals with personality disorders ________

Why does the person with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder have problems in interpersonal relationships?