Question 1

Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder are difficult to treat because

Accepted Answer

A) their intellectual functioning is too low for them to reach true insights. 
B) they do not feel distressed, despite being so distressing to others. 
C) they have extreme difficulties relating to others, including a therapist. 
D) All of the above choices are correct. 
A) their intellectual functioning is too low for them to reach true insights. 
B) they do not feel distressed, despite being so distressing to others. 
C) they have extreme difficulties relating to others, including a therapist. 
D) All of the above choices are correct.

Question 2

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Hare, psychopaths are able to tolerate shock in experiments by

Accepted Answer

A) an ability to "tune out" the anticipated shock so that it does not bother them. 
B) seeking out shock in order to increase their arousal. 
C) distracting their focus on the task of learning to avoid shock. 
D) anticipation of shock, which makes psychopaths too anxious to learn effectively. 
A) an ability to "tune out" the anticipated shock so that it does not bother them. 
B) seeking out shock in order to increase their arousal. 
C) distracting their focus on the task of learning to avoid shock. 
D) anticipation of shock, which makes psychopaths too anxious to learn effectively.

Question 4

Personality disorders and episodic disorders:

Accepted Answer

A) Can co-occur in the same person 
B) Cannot occur simultaneously in the same person 
C) Are coded on different axes of DSM-5 
D) Were coded on the same axis of DSM-IV 
A) Can co-occur in the same person 
B) Cannot occur simultaneously in the same person 
C) Are coded on different axes of DSM-5 
D) Were coded on the same axis of DSM-IV

Question 5

Narcissistic personality disorder is more common than histrionic personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The best method of controlling for retrospective reports is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Implement a lie detector as part of the interview 
B) Track participants longitudinally 
C) Obtain records from the time period in question 
D) Also interview other individuals present at the time 
A) Implement a lie detector as part of the interview 
B) Track participants longitudinally 
C) Obtain records from the time period in question 
D) Also interview other individuals present at the time

Question 7

One of the primary goals in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) achieving effective ego-boundaries. 
B) learning contingencies associated with reward and punishment. 
C) effective modulations of extreme emotional states. 
D) avoidance of distress. 
A) achieving effective ego-boundaries. 
B) learning contingencies associated with reward and punishment. 
C) effective modulations of extreme emotional states. 
D) avoidance of distress.

Question 8

The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)is one of the best predictors of recidivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the anxious/fearful cluster?

Accepted Answer

A) Paranoid 
B) Borderline 
C) Avoidant 
D) Histrionic 
A) Paranoid 
B) Borderline 
C) Avoidant 
D) Histrionic

Question 10

According to a long-term study on people with borderline personality disorder, approximately what percentage of people recover, as defined by at least a two-year period of recovery?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 80% 
A) 20% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 80%

Question 11

Which of the following criticisms were raised by Hare, Hart, and Harpur (1991)regarding the DSM diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires accurate retrospective reports from habitual liars. 
B) The criteria are incomplete. 
C) A diagnosis of APD is synonymous with a diagnosis of psychopathy. 
D) It cannot be used with adolescents. 
A) It requires accurate retrospective reports from habitual liars. 
B) The criteria are incomplete. 
C) A diagnosis of APD is synonymous with a diagnosis of psychopathy. 
D) It cannot be used with adolescents.

Question 12

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

Accepted Answer

A) People with the disorder did not, in fact, have problems functioning normally in daily life. 
B) Clinicians diagnosing patients had difficulty agreeing on whether a patient had the disorder or not. 
C) People with the disorder at one point in time had recovered by the follow-up assessment. 
D) People with the disorder often had other personality disorders as well. 
A) People with the disorder did not, in fact, have problems functioning normally in daily life. 
B) Clinicians diagnosing patients had difficulty agreeing on whether a patient had the disorder or not. 
C) People with the disorder at one point in time had recovered by the follow-up assessment. 
D) People with the disorder often had other personality disorders as well.

Question 13

Tom is highly suspicious and believes that others are looking to exploit him. Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Tom?

Accepted Answer

A) Paranoid 
B) Borderline 
C) Schizoid 
D) Schizotypal 
A) Paranoid 
B) Borderline 
C) Schizoid 
D) Schizotypal

Question 14

University students are more likely to experience:

Accepted Answer

A) Dependent personality disorder 
B) Narcissistic personality disorder 
C) Anti-social personality disorder 
D) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
A) Dependent personality disorder 
B) Narcissistic personality disorder 
C) Anti-social personality disorder 
D) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 15

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

Accepted Answer

A) Because they are bothered by their personality disorder 
B) Because they have another (episodic)disorder 
C) Because they are forced to do so 
D) Because they want to learn how to make other people happy 
A) Because they are bothered by their personality disorder 
B) Because they have another (episodic)disorder 
C) Because they are forced to do so 
D) Because they want to learn how to make other people happy

Question 16

People with personality disorders are often not distressed about their behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Follow-up data (McGirr et al., 2007)on suicide show that:

Accepted Answer

A) Those who die by suicide are higher in impulsivity and violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
B) Those who die by suicide are higher in impulsivity and lower in violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
C) Those who die by suicide are lower in impulsivity and higher violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
D) Those who die by suicide are similarly low in impulsivity and violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
A) Those who die by suicide are higher in impulsivity and violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
B) Those who die by suicide are higher in impulsivity and lower in violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
C) Those who die by suicide are lower in impulsivity and higher violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders 
D) Those who die by suicide are similarly low in impulsivity and violent-aggressive features linked with Cluster B personality disorders

Question 18

Livesley and Jackson (2002)developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Accepted Answer

A) To reflect factors of neuroticism, extroversion/introversion, openness to experience, agreeableness/antagonism, conscientiousness 
B) To reflect factors of emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness and compulsivity 
C) Which differentiates neuroticism and emotional dysregulation and differentiates dissocial behaviour from psychoticism 
D) Which exemplifies a categorical approach to personality assessment unlike the dimensional approach of the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised 
A) To reflect factors of neuroticism, extroversion/introversion, openness to experience, agreeableness/antagonism, conscientiousness 
B) To reflect factors of emotional dysregulation, dissocial behaviour, inhibitedness and compulsivity 
C) Which differentiates neuroticism and emotional dysregulation and differentiates dissocial behaviour from psychoticism 
D) Which exemplifies a categorical approach to personality assessment unlike the dimensional approach of the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised

Question 19

Homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be___________ compared with homicides committed by non-psychopaths, which tend to be___________.

Accepted Answer

A) passionate; highly calculated 
B) not premeditated; premeditated 
C) associated with guilt; associated with lack of remorse 
D) cold-blooded; impulsive 
A) passionate; highly calculated 
B) not premeditated; premeditated 
C) associated with guilt; associated with lack of remorse 
D) cold-blooded; impulsive

Question 20

Durbin and Klein (2006)examined the stability of personality diagnoses in a mood disorder population and found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Ten-year stability coefficients using categorical diagnoses was relatively good 
B) Stability coefficients increased as the time interval increased 
C) Consistent with previous research, cluster A personality disorders had the greatest stability over time 
D) Stability coefficients are highest when a dimensional approach is taken 
A) Ten-year stability coefficients using categorical diagnoses was relatively good 
B) Stability coefficients increased as the time interval increased 
C) Consistent with previous research, cluster A personality disorders had the greatest stability over time 
D) Stability coefficients are highest when a dimensional approach is taken

Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder are difficult to treat because

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

According to Hare, psychopaths are able to tolerate shock in experiments by

Personality disorders and episodic disorders:

Narcissistic personality disorder is more common than histrionic personality disorder.

The best method of controlling for retrospective reports is to:

One of the primary goals in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)is one of the best predictors of recidivism.

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the anxious/fearful cluster?

According to a long-term study on people with borderline personality disorder, approximately what percentage of people recover, as defined by at least a two-year period of recovery?

Which of the following criticisms were raised by Hare, Hart, and Harpur (1991)regarding the DSM diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

Tom is highly suspicious and believes that others are looking to exploit him. Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Tom?

University students are more likely to experience:

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

People with personality disorders are often not distressed about their behaviour.

Follow-up data (McGirr et al., 2007)on suicide show that:

Livesley and Jackson (2002)developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be_ compared with homicides committed by non-psychopaths, which tend to be_.

Durbin and Klein (2006)examined the stability of personality diagnoses in a mood disorder population and found that:

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

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Exam 13: Personality Disorders

Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder are difficult to treat because

The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-Factor Model).

According to Hare, psychopaths are able to tolerate shock in experiments by

Personality disorders and episodic disorders:

Narcissistic personality disorder is more common than histrionic personality disorder.

The best method of controlling for retrospective reports is to:

One of the primary goals in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is

The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)is one of the best predictors of recidivism.

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the anxious/fearful cluster?

According to a long-term study on people with borderline personality disorder, approximately what percentage of people recover, as defined by at least a two-year period of recovery?

Which of the following criticisms were raised by Hare, Hart, and Harpur (1991)regarding the DSM diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Low reliability for a personality disorder suggests:

Tom is highly suspicious and believes that others are looking to exploit him. Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Tom?

University students are more likely to experience:

People with personality disorders often enter treatment:

People with personality disorders are often not distressed about their behaviour.

Follow-up data (McGirr et al., 2007)on suicide show that:

Livesley and Jackson (2002)developed the DAPP-BQ self-report personality questionnaire:

Homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be___________ compared with homicides committed by non-psychopaths, which tend to be___________.

Durbin and Klein (2006)examined the stability of personality diagnoses in a mood disorder population and found that:

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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Homicides committed by psychopaths tend to be_ compared with homicides committed by non-psychopaths, which tend to be_.