Question 1

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychopaths are low in neuroticism 
B) Psychopaths are high on conscientiousness 
C) Psychopaths are high on antagonism 
D) Psychopaths are low in agreeableness 
A) Psychopaths are low in neuroticism 
B) Psychopaths are high on conscientiousness 
C) Psychopaths are high on antagonism 
D) Psychopaths are low in agreeableness

Question 2

When a person lacks insight into their own personality, this phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Egosyntonic 
B) Egocentric 
C) Psychological mindlessness 
D) Psychological unawareness 
A) Egosyntonic 
B) Egocentric 
C) Psychological mindlessness 
D) Psychological unawareness

Question 3

A new scale was developed for the proposed changes to personality disorders in DSM-5. Two dimensions emerged that were different from the five-factor model. They are:

Accepted Answer

A) Negative affect and disinhibition 
B) Antagonism and psychoticisim 
C) Detachment and antagonism 
D) Psychoticism and disinhibition 
A) Negative affect and disinhibition 
B) Antagonism and psychoticisim 
C) Detachment and antagonism 
D) Psychoticism and disinhibition

Question 4

The primary outcome (or goal)in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) achieving insight by probing childhood conflicts. 
B) helping clients learn to solve problems more effectively. 
C) strengthening their weak ego. 
D) correcting dysfunctional ways of thinking. 
A) achieving insight by probing childhood conflicts. 
B) helping clients learn to solve problems more effectively. 
C) strengthening their weak ego. 
D) correcting dysfunctional ways of thinking.

Question 5

Avoidant personality disorder is often comorbid with social phobia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Accepted Answer

A) are diagnostically distinct. 
B) are co-morbid in more than the half of cases. 
C) are co-morbid in less than 1% of cases. 
D) overlap in terms of obsession and compulsion symptoms. 
A) are diagnostically distinct. 
B) are co-morbid in more than the half of cases. 
C) are co-morbid in less than 1% of cases. 
D) overlap in terms of obsession and compulsion symptoms.

Question 7

University students are most likely to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

Accepted Answer

A) Indifference to others 
B) Visual hallucinations 
C) Flat affect, little overt emotion 
D) Overtly odd behaviours 
A) Indifference to others 
B) Visual hallucinations 
C) Flat affect, little overt emotion 
D) Overtly odd behaviours

Question 9

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

Accepted Answer

A) Abused 
B) Treated by their parents as if they are special, one-of-a-kind people 
C) Not getting enough approval from their parents 
D) Only children or first children 
A) Abused 
B) Treated by their parents as if they are special, one-of-a-kind people 
C) Not getting enough approval from their parents 
D) Only children or first children

Question 10

Schizotypal personality disorder is well-differentiated from other personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Taijin Kyoufu, a syndrome common in Japan is related to

Accepted Answer

A) dependent personality disorder. 
B) avoidant personality disorder. 
C) histrionic personality disorder. 
D) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
A) dependent personality disorder. 
B) avoidant personality disorder. 
C) histrionic personality disorder. 
D) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Question 12

Low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin are associated with the personality trait of:

Accepted Answer

A) Extraversion 
B) Impulsivity 
C) Dominance 
D) Dependency 
A) Extraversion 
B) Impulsivity 
C) Dominance 
D) Dependency

Question 13

Millon's Clinical Multiaxial Inventory is used to assess:

Accepted Answer

A) Severe personality pathology 
B) Specific clinical syndromes 
C) Response styles such as random responding 
D) All of the above 
A) Severe personality pathology 
B) Specific clinical syndromes 
C) Response styles such as random responding 
D) All of the above

Question 14

The movie Girl Interrupted portrayed Susanna Kaysen (played by Winona Ryder)as a person suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A) Bipolar depression 
B) Kleptomania 
C) Borderline personality disorder 
D) Antisocial personality disorder 
A) Bipolar depression 
B) Kleptomania 
C) Borderline personality disorder 
D) Antisocial personality disorder

Question 15

The key distinguishing feature between antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy is how people experience emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be ___________ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) crimes of passion; premeditated 
B) crimes of passion; crimes of passion 
C) premeditated; crimes of passion 
D) premeditated; premeditated 
A) crimes of passion; premeditated 
B) crimes of passion; crimes of passion 
C) premeditated; crimes of passion 
D) premeditated; premeditated

Question 17

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

Accepted Answer

A) is greater, although in the long term they tend to forget the consequences. 
B) has a minimal effect. 
C) is associated with lower efforts to commit antisocial acts. 
D) usually results in greater psychopathic behaviour. 
A) is greater, although in the long term they tend to forget the consequences. 
B) has a minimal effect. 
C) is associated with lower efforts to commit antisocial acts. 
D) usually results in greater psychopathic behaviour.

Question 18

The PSY-5 consists of personality disorder dimensions derived from responses to:

Accepted Answer

A) The Rorschach Inkblot Test 
B) The Jackson Basic Personality Inventory 
C) The MMPI-2 
D) The Schedule for Negative Affect and Positive Affect 
A) The Rorschach Inkblot Test 
B) The Jackson Basic Personality Inventory 
C) The MMPI-2 
D) The Schedule for Negative Affect and Positive Affect

Question 19

Which of the following is emphasized in Linehan's dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Systematic assessment before therapy begins 
B) Calm acceptance of contradictions and acting out 
C) Focusing on fears of vulnerability in a dangerous, unpredictable world 
D) Setting appropriate limits clearly from the beginning 
A) Systematic assessment before therapy begins 
B) Calm acceptance of contradictions and acting out 
C) Focusing on fears of vulnerability in a dangerous, unpredictable world 
D) Setting appropriate limits clearly from the beginning

Question 20

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

Accepted Answer

A) People with personality disorders have extreme forms of the same personality structures. 
B) People with personality disorders differ qualitatively from normal people in the traits they exhibit. 
C) People with personality disorders are more egosyntonic than normal people. 
D) Only those people with severe personality disorders differ qualitatively from normals, while those with clinical personality disorders exist on a continuum with normal people. 
A) People with personality disorders have extreme forms of the same personality structures. 
B) People with personality disorders differ qualitatively from normal people in the traits they exhibit. 
C) People with personality disorders are more egosyntonic than normal people. 
D) Only those people with severe personality disorders differ qualitatively from normals, while those with clinical personality disorders exist on a continuum with normal people.

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

When a person lacks insight into their own personality, this phenomenon is called:

A new scale was developed for the proposed changes to personality disorders in DSM-5. Two dimensions emerged that were different from the five-factor model. They are:

The primary outcome (or goal)in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

Avoidant personality disorder is often comorbid with social phobia.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

University students are most likely to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

Schizotypal personality disorder is well-differentiated from other personality disorders.

Taijin Kyoufu, a syndrome common in Japan is related to

Low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin are associated with the personality trait of:

Millon's Clinical Multiaxial Inventory is used to assess:

The movie Girl Interrupted portrayed Susanna Kaysen (played by Winona Ryder)as a person suffering from:

The key distinguishing feature between antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy is how people experience emotion.

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be _ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be __.

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

The PSY-5 consists of personality disorder dimensions derived from responses to:

Which of the following is emphasized in Linehan's dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder?

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 13: Personality Disorders

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?

When a person lacks insight into their own personality, this phenomenon is called:

A new scale was developed for the proposed changes to personality disorders in DSM-5. Two dimensions emerged that were different from the five-factor model. They are:

The primary outcome (or goal)in Kernberg's therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

Avoidant personality disorder is often comorbid with social phobia.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

University students are most likely to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders may be distinguished only by the presence of which of the following symptoms in schizotypal persons?

Narcissism, as proposed by Kohut, develops when children are:

Schizotypal personality disorder is well-differentiated from other personality disorders.

Taijin Kyoufu, a syndrome common in Japan is related to

Low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin are associated with the personality trait of:

Millon's Clinical Multiaxial Inventory is used to assess:

The movie Girl Interrupted portrayed Susanna Kaysen (played by Winona Ryder)as a person suffering from:

The key distinguishing feature between antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy is how people experience emotion.

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be ___________ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be ____________.

The effect of punishment on psychopaths

The PSY-5 consists of personality disorder dimensions derived from responses to:

Which of the following is emphasized in Linehan's dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder?

According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters

Stephen Porter of Dalhousie University and colleagues have found that criminal homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be _ and those committed by non-psychopaths tend to be __.