Exam 19: Disorders of Personality

Personality disorders can be thought of as:

A behavioral problem is NOT considered a personality disorder if it:

A woman who wears excessive makeup,has an overly elaborate hairstyle,and dresses in flashy clothes is most likely to be diagnosed with _____ personality disorder.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?

At any given time,approximately _____ percent of a given population is diagnosable with a personality disorder of one or more types.

A person who is preoccupied with order and strives to be perfect most likely has _____ personality disorder.

People with _____ personality disorder have unstable emotions,unstable relationships,unstable behavior,and unstable images of themselves.

Which of the following personality disorders has the most disparate gender distribution,which occurs in men with a prevalence rate of about 4.5 percent and in women at only about a 0.8 percent prevalence rate?

People with an excessive need to be taken care of most likely have _____ personality disorder.

Linda has trouble working independently and is willing to tolerate abuse and submit to unreasonable demands of her colleagues.She avoids disagreements at all costs.Linda most likely has _____ personality disorder.

All forms of personality disorder involve:

According to a dimensional view of personality disorders,each disorder:

Glen Close's character in the movie Fatal Attraction most likely has _____ personality disorder.

People with _____ personality disorder most likely experience little pleasure from bodily or sensory experiences,such as eating or having sex.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of schizoid people?

Some researchers have theorized that one cause of _____ personality disorder might be deficiency in the ability to experience fear.

Gerta suspects that her husband is unfaithful,even though there is no objective evidence of infidelity.She goes to great lengths to find support for her jealous beliefs and restricts his activities.She does not believe his accounts of how he spent his time or his claims of faithfulness.Gerta is most likely to be diagnosed with _____ personality disorder.

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)maintains a _____ model of personality disorders.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of people with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Elika refuses to present a topic in psychology in front of her class.She is extremely worried about her professor's and classmates' reactions to her ideas and fears being criticized.Her refusal to present the topic is most likely a sign of _____ personality disorder.