Question 1

The reliability of personality disorders has improved by:

Accepted Answer

A) Improving the theoretical basis for each personality disorder 
B) Showing an interrelationship with Axis I disorders 
C) Developing clear diagnostic criteria 
D) Paying closer attention to their possible presence 
A) Improving the theoretical basis for each personality disorder 
B) Showing an interrelationship with Axis I disorders 
C) Developing clear diagnostic criteria 
D) Paying closer attention to their possible presence

Question 2

Social phobia is most similar to which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizoid 
B) Dependent 
C) Antisocial 
D) Avoidant 
A) Schizoid 
B) Dependent 
C) Antisocial 
D) Avoidant

Question 3

A recent study (Bagby et al., 2008)concluded that two assessment tools were reliable in diagnosing 10 personality disorders. Which assessment tools were they referring to?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-II and NEO- PI(R) 
B) NEO-PI(R)and PSY-5 
C) PSY-5 and MMPI-II 
D) MMPI-II and MCMI-III 
A) MMPI-II and NEO- PI(R) 
B) NEO-PI(R)and PSY-5 
C) PSY-5 and MMPI-II 
D) MMPI-II and MCMI-III

Question 4

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Accepted Answer

A) are sexually abused. 
B) have parents who have anxiety disorders. 
C) are made to care for elderly or sick parents at a young age. 
D) have attachment problems. 
A) are sexually abused. 
B) have parents who have anxiety disorders. 
C) are made to care for elderly or sick parents at a young age. 
D) have attachment problems.

Question 6

Compared to normal people, the personalities of people with personality disorders are:

Accepted Answer

A) Remarkably similar 
B) Out of touch with reality 
C) Categorically different but not out of touch with reality 
D) More extreme 
A) Remarkably similar 
B) Out of touch with reality 
C) Categorically different but not out of touch with reality 
D) More extreme

Question 7

Studies have found that psychopaths had ______ affect-related activity in the ____________brain region

Accepted Answer

A) less; amygdala-hippocampal 
B) more; temporal 
C) less; parietal 
D) more; limbic system 
A) less; amygdala-hippocampal 
B) more; temporal 
C) less; parietal 
D) more; limbic system

Question 8

The finding that psychopaths' heart rates increase when they anticipate stressful stimuli has been interpreted by Hare (1978)and others to mean:

Accepted Answer

A) They are ignoring the stressful stimuli. 
B) They are more susceptible to environmental triggers. 
C) They do not engage in avoidance learning. 
D) None of the above 
A) They are ignoring the stressful stimuli. 
B) They are more susceptible to environmental triggers. 
C) They do not engage in avoidance learning. 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Factor analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)found which two main groupings?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural inhibition; aggressive impulsivity 
B) Interpersonal affiliation; emotional insensitivity 
C) Psychopathic charm; behavioural acting out 
D) Emotional detachment; antisocial lifestyle 
A) Behavioural inhibition; aggressive impulsivity 
B) Interpersonal affiliation; emotional insensitivity 
C) Psychopathic charm; behavioural acting out 
D) Emotional detachment; antisocial lifestyle

Question 10

Compared to normals, the skin conductance of psychopaths is __________________ when they are confronted with an intense or aversive stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) less reactive 
B) more reactive 
C) equally reactive 
D) more reactive only in those who are criminals 
A) less reactive 
B) more reactive 
C) equally reactive 
D) more reactive only in those who are criminals

Question 11

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category.

Accepted Answer

A) narcissistic personality disorder 
B) paranoid personality disorder 
C) antisocial personality disorder 
D) passive-aggressive personality disorder 
A) narcissistic personality disorder 
B) paranoid personality disorder 
C) antisocial personality disorder 
D) passive-aggressive personality disorder

Question 12

A study (Cox et al., 2009)is showing that _____ of those diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder also had generalized social phobia.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 40% 
D) 50% 
A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 40% 
D) 50%

Question 13

Dialectical behaviour therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder combines

Accepted Answer

A) social skills training and free-association. 
B) ego analysis and more directive behavioural techniques. 
C) behavioural problem-solving and client-centred empathy. 
D) Gestalt techniques and relaxation training. 
A) social skills training and free-association. 
B) ego analysis and more directive behavioural techniques. 
C) behavioural problem-solving and client-centred empathy. 
D) Gestalt techniques and relaxation training.

Question 14

The traits of people with personality disorders are different than the traits of people without personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kirk is diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder; if Kirk had a comorbid condition, which disorder would he most likely be diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia 
B) Substance abuse 
C) Mood disorder 
D) None of the above 
A) Schizophrenia 
B) Substance abuse 
C) Mood disorder 
D) None of the above

Question 16

When under stress, the heart rate of psychopaths

Accepted Answer

A) is no different from normals. 
B) is lower than normals. 
C) is higher than normals. 
D) may be lower or higher than normals; no consistent pattern has yet emerged. 
A) is no different from normals. 
B) is lower than normals. 
C) is higher than normals. 
D) may be lower or higher than normals; no consistent pattern has yet emerged.

Question 17

One goal of Kernberg's object-relations psychotherapy for borderline personality is to overcome the patient's defence of

Accepted Answer

A) seeing others as all powerful and all good. 
B) splitting the world into black and white terms. 
C) marginalizing their involvement with others. 
D) denying impulses toward self-actualization. 
A) seeing others as all powerful and all good. 
B) splitting the world into black and white terms. 
C) marginalizing their involvement with others. 
D) denying impulses toward self-actualization.

Question 18

Personality disorders differ from normal personality traits by:

Accepted Answer

A) Longstanding and dysfunctional behaviour 
B) A loss of contact with reality 
C) Involving personality traits that have become entirely self-defeating in nature 
D) All of the above 
A) Longstanding and dysfunctional behaviour 
B) A loss of contact with reality 
C) Involving personality traits that have become entirely self-defeating in nature 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) Would be better described using one of the Axis I disorders. 
B) Have a pervasive developmental disorder as well. 
C) Have more than one personality disorder. 
D) Have only one personality disorder. 
A) Would be better described using one of the Axis I disorders. 
B) Have a pervasive developmental disorder as well. 
C) Have more than one personality disorder. 
D) Have only one personality disorder.

Question 20

According to the DSM-5 diagnosis, adults with antisocial personality disorder must have shown problems such as running away, truancy, and theft prior to age:

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 15 
C) 18 
D) None of the above; the problems may begin at any age 
A) 12 
B) 15 
C) 18 
D) None of the above; the problems may begin at any age

The reliability of personality disorders has improved by:

Social phobia is most similar to which personality disorder?

A recent study (Bagby et al., 2008)concluded that two assessment tools were reliable in diagnosing 10 personality disorders. Which assessment tools were they referring to?

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Compared to normal people, the personalities of people with personality disorders are:

Studies have found that psychopaths had affect-related activity in the ______brain region

The finding that psychopaths' heart rates increase when they anticipate stressful stimuli has been interpreted by Hare (1978)and others to mean:

Factor analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)found which two main groupings?

Compared to normals, the skin conductance of psychopaths is __________________ when they are confronted with an intense or aversive stimulus.

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category.

A study (Cox et al., 2009)is showing that _____ of those diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder also had generalized social phobia.

Dialectical behaviour therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder combines

The traits of people with personality disorders are different than the traits of people without personality disorders.

Kirk is diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder; if Kirk had a comorbid condition, which disorder would he most likely be diagnosed with?

When under stress, the heart rate of psychopaths

One goal of Kernberg's object-relations psychotherapy for borderline personality is to overcome the patient's defence of

Personality disorders differ from normal personality traits by:

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

According to the DSM-5 diagnosis, adults with antisocial personality disorder must have shown problems such as running away, truancy, and theft prior to age:

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

The reliability of personality disorders has improved by:

Social phobia is most similar to which personality disorder?

A recent study (Bagby et al., 2008)concluded that two assessment tools were reliable in diagnosing 10 personality disorders. Which assessment tools were they referring to?

Which of the following personality disorders falls in the odd/eccentric cluster?

Dependent personality disorder has been hypothesized to develop when children

Compared to normal people, the personalities of people with personality disorders are:

Studies have found that psychopaths had ______ affect-related activity in the ____________brain region

The finding that psychopaths' heart rates increase when they anticipate stressful stimuli has been interpreted by Hare (1978)and others to mean:

Factor analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)found which two main groupings?

Compared to normals, the skin conductance of psychopaths is __________________ when they are confronted with an intense or aversive stimulus.

Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category.

A study (Cox et al., 2009)is showing that _____ of those diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder also had generalized social phobia.

Dialectical behaviour therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder combines

The traits of people with personality disorders are different than the traits of people without personality disorders.

Kirk is diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder; if Kirk had a comorbid condition, which disorder would he most likely be diagnosed with?

When under stress, the heart rate of psychopaths

One goal of Kernberg's object-relations psychotherapy for borderline personality is to overcome the patient's defence of

Personality disorders differ from normal personality traits by:

Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:

According to the DSM-5 diagnosis, adults with antisocial personality disorder must have shown problems such as running away, truancy, and theft prior to age:

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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Studies have found that psychopaths had affect-related activity in the ______brain region