Exam 11: Personality Disorders

The approximate percentage of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who also have a substance related disorder is almost ____%.

One prevalent outcome for individuals with schizoid personality disorder is

With which of the following personality disorders is the term psychopath closely associated?

Mary has been married for 20 years and describes how her husband has been verbally abusive toward her for most of that time. She indicates that her husband has had multiple affairs with other women but she can't leave him because she "loves and needs him." When challenged by the interviewer regarding the wisdom of staying with such a man, Mary agrees with the interviewer, although she later confides that she always agrees with everyone to avoid conflict and disapproval. Mary should be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

Rob is a 13-year-old boy who has been repeatedly arrested for theft and assault. In addition to shoplifting and other theft, he has been caught stealing money from his parents' wallets and his young sister's piggy bank. Rob shows no guilt or remorse for the many ways that he hurts others. Rob's current diagnosis is most likely

Henry is viewed by many as a workaholic and not very social. He is at his desk every morning at 7:30 and takes few breaks (although these breaks are always at the same time every day). Henry is known to be a perfectionist. The problem is that he does not seem to get much accomplished, since he spends so much time making sure that everything is perfect before moving on to the next task. Henry appears to suffer from ________ personality disorder.

The characteristic features of personality disorders tend to develop with

Theo is quite a loner. He walks to class by himself, does not talk to anyone, and appears indifferent to other people. It is clear that Theo neither desires nor enjoys closeness with others. He does not act in any obviously unusual ways, nor does he appear to possess strange beliefs about the world. Of the following personality disorders, Theo appears to be

Compare and contrast the categorization and the criteria for diagnosis of childhood-onset type and adolescent-onset type conduct disorders.

The personality disorder characterized by unreasonable fear of abandonment, fear of being rejected, avoidance of disagreement, inability to make decisions for oneself, and clinging behavior is ________ personality disorder.

Which of the following statements is true?

An individual requesting treatment at a mental health clinic keeps talking about how gangsters are "out to get him." Before diagnosing paranoid personality disorder, we must determine whether

One study found that the association between __________ and ____________ was weaker among adolescents who participated in high school sports.

Which of the following statements is true about borderline personality disorder?

One prominent theory of antisocial personality disorder suggests that the behaviors are caused by an imbalance between the brain's

According to the textbook, the most likely cause of schizotypal personality disorder is

One difference between a psychopath and a person with antisocial personality disorder is that ________ are used in diagnosing the psychopath, but ________ are used to diagnose antisocial personality disorder.

The concept of the fearlessness hypothesis of antisocial personality disorder is that individuals with this disorder

One unusual finding discussed in your text is that ________ personality disorder may have played a role in the behavior of several serial killers.

An individual who goes through life as a loner with no motivation to interact with others but with relatively normal behavior and beliefs is likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.