Exam 11: Personality Disorders

Nicole has difficulty maintaining relationships because she goes back and forth from being a best friend to hating people in her life. Her romantic relationships are always characterized by incredible loving passion alternating with episodes of horrible fighting, and sometimes she becomes violent. At times, Nicole becomes so upset that she cuts herself and reports that this makes her feel better emotionally. Nicole suffers from ________ personality disorder.

One of the likely problems a therapist may encounter while trying to help a patient with histrionic personality disorder is the patient's

According to your text, treatment of dependent personality disorder is

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the treatment of antisocial personality disorder and related antisocial behaviors?

Gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders may be due to

Individuals who overreact to everything and are overly dramatic and vain are most likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by

People with which of the following disorder perform actions that most of us would find unacceptable, and they tend to be irresponsible, impulsive, and deceitful?

Lenny is 25 years old and has had multiple arrests for assaults, theft, and drug use. He has hurt strangers, friends, and family and has never shown any remorse or regret. Following his last arrest, Lenny met with a social worker who told him about antisocial personality disorder; he is now convinced that that is "what's wrong" with him. Lenny recently went to a local community mental health center and asked to be treated by a psychotherapist. The problem with this story is that

Who pointed out that the criteria for the gender bias disorder may themselves be biased, or that the assessment measures and the way they are used may be biased?

Of the following, the most accurate statement regarding the cause of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is that it appears to

The research examining the cause of antisocial personality disorder suggests that

The gender difference in the diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder has been criticized for

In the world, the prevalence of personality disorders is estimated to be approximately________%.

An additional subtype new to DSM-5 is called ________________.

Individuals who keep to themselves because they are anxious and fearful of rejection are likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

Vince is extremely impressed with himself. Although he has only achieved a moderate amount of success, he thinks of himself as being uniquely special and deserving of the best of everything. Vince fantasizes frequently about great wealth and fame and does not really pay much attention to other people except to note how they react to him. Vince would most likely be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

Which type of people are sensitive to criticism and have an excessive need for autonomy?

The most accurate statement regarding antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy is that they

People with narcissistic personality disorder display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT