Question 1

The most accurate statement with regard to treatment research for narcissistic personality disorder is that the research is

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely limited in both number of studies and reports of successes. 
B)  extremely limited in number of studies, though some promising results have been reported. 
C)  extensive, though few positive results are reported. 
D)  extensive, though the studies are not scientific. 
A)  extremely limited in both number of studies and reports of successes. 
B)  extremely limited in number of studies, though some promising results have been reported. 
C)  extensive, though few positive results are reported. 
D)  extensive, though the studies are not scientific.

Question 2

A possible contribution to schizoid personality disorder is .

Accepted Answer

A)  childhood shyness 
B)  childhood abuse and neglect 
C)  being a parent of an autistic child 
D)  all of the above 
A)  childhood shyness 
B)  childhood abuse and neglect 
C)  being a parent of an autistic child 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

The personality disorder that is characterized by an insistence that things have to be done "the right way" is personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  antisocial 
B)  avoidant 
C)  paranoid 
D)  obsessive-compulsive 
A)  antisocial 
B)  avoidant 
C)  paranoid 
D)  obsessive-compulsive

Question 4

The language barrier of refugees from other countries and people with hearing impairments may make these individuals particularly susceptible to personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  histrionic 
B)  paranoid 
C)  schizotypal 
D)  schizoid 
A)  histrionic 
B)  paranoid 
C)  schizotypal 
D)  schizoid

Question 5

Hideki has been diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and has begun psychotherapy. Since he is willing to undergo a combined treatment approach, the result

Accepted Answer

A)  is excellent since most patients seeking treatment eventually are symptom free. 
B)  may be a reduction in symptoms or postponement of schizophrenia. 
C)  is excellent only if he is willing to take medication. 
D)  is poor since most patients go on to develop schizophrenia. 
A)  is excellent since most patients seeking treatment eventually are symptom free. 
B)  may be a reduction in symptoms or postponement of schizophrenia. 
C)  is excellent only if he is willing to take medication. 
D)  is poor since most patients go on to develop schizophrenia.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a typical concern when working treating a patient diagnosed with dependent personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggressiveness 
B)  Submissiveness 
C)  Attentiveness 
D)  Responsibility 
A)  Aggressiveness 
B)  Submissiveness 
C)  Attentiveness 
D)  Responsibility

Question 7

A possible brain-based explanation for antisocial personality disorder would be

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced behavioral inhibition and increased reward system activation. 
B)  increased behavioral inhibition and decreased reward system activation. 
C)  the absence of fight or flight responses. 
D)  brain deterioration. 
A)  reduced behavioral inhibition and increased reward system activation. 
B)  increased behavioral inhibition and decreased reward system activation. 
C)  the absence of fight or flight responses. 
D)  brain deterioration.

Question 8

Some have proposed that the personality disorders be replaced or supplemented by a dimensional model in which individuals would be rated on a series of personality dimensions as well as a categorical diagnosis. It is believed that this would have advantages over a purely categorical system. Which of the following would be such an advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would retain more information about each individual. 
B)  It would be more flexible. 
C)  It would avoid arbitrary decisions involved in assignment to a diagnostic category. 
D)  All of these 
A)  It would retain more information about each individual. 
B)  It would be more flexible. 
C)  It would avoid arbitrary decisions involved in assignment to a diagnostic category. 
D)  All of these

Question 9

Cluster B personality disorders tend to be characterized by behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic 
B)  eccentric 
C)  anxious 
D)  understated 
A)  dramatic 
B)  eccentric 
C)  anxious 
D)  understated

Question 10

Describe the characteristics and causes of borderline personality disorder, and discuss possible treatment approaches and their efficacy.

Accepted Answer

Borderline personality disorder is chara

Question 11

The psychological treatment that has been found to have significant effectiveness in helping patients with borderline personality disorder centers around

Accepted Answer

A)  regressing patients to the time in their lives when they experienced trauma. 
B)  removing the reinforcing attention that patients have received for their disordered behavior in the past. 
C)  joining a 12-step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous. 
D)  learning to cope with life stressors in a more effective manner. 
A)  regressing patients to the time in their lives when they experienced trauma. 
B)  removing the reinforcing attention that patients have received for their disordered behavior in the past. 
C)  joining a 12-step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous. 
D)  learning to cope with life stressors in a more effective manner.

Question 12

An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for as a child.

Accepted Answer

A)  autistic disorder 
B)  conduct disorder 
C)  learning disabled 
D)  a developmental disability 
A)  autistic disorder 
B)  conduct disorder 
C)  learning disabled 
D)  a developmental disability

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  exploitation of others. 
B)  often very ecstatic because they receive the adulation of others. 
C)  demand special attention. 
D)  feelings of grandiosity. 
A)  exploitation of others. 
B)  often very ecstatic because they receive the adulation of others. 
C)  demand special attention. 
D)  feelings of grandiosity.

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with Dependent Personality Disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timidity 
B)  Extroversion 
C)  Passiveness 
D)  Subversiveness 
A)  Timidity 
B)  Extroversion 
C)  Passiveness 
D)  Subversiveness

Question 15

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 __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant 
B)  antisocial 
C)  schizoid 
D)  schizotypal 
A)  avoidant 
B)  antisocial 
C)  schizoid 
D)  schizotypal

Question 16

What are the "Big Five" characteristics form the five-factor model? Give at least one example from each category. Why are these considered "nearly universal"?

Accepted Answer

The five factors or dimensions are extro

Question 17

Regarding the likelihood of successful treatment outcome for individuals with antisocial personality disorder, most clinicians are ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  optimistic 
B)  optimistic only if the patient is willing to work in therapy 
C)  pessimistic only if the patient is mandated to therapy by the legal system 
D)  pessimistic 
A)  optimistic 
B)  optimistic only if the patient is willing to work in therapy 
C)  pessimistic only if the patient is mandated to therapy by the legal system 
D)  pessimistic

Question 18

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  histrionic 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  schizoid 
D)  paranoid 
A)  histrionic 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  schizoid 
D)  paranoid

Question 19

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  preoccupation with other people. 
B)  obsession with keeping things neat and orderly. 
C)  thinking of oneself as deserving of special treatment. 
D)  pathological dishonesty. 
A)  preoccupation with other people. 
B)  obsession with keeping things neat and orderly. 
C)  thinking of oneself as deserving of special treatment. 
D)  pathological dishonesty.

Question 20

As it relates to the five-factor model, which of the following words are examples of neuroticism:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assertive 
B)  Silent 
C)  Organized 
D)  Moody 
A)  Assertive 
B)  Silent 
C)  Organized 
D)  Moody

The most accurate statement with regard to treatment research for narcissistic personality disorder is that the research is

A possible contribution to schizoid personality disorder is .

The personality disorder that is characterized by an insistence that things have to be done "the right way" is personality disorder.

The language barrier of refugees from other countries and people with hearing impairments may make these individuals particularly susceptible to personality disorder.

Hideki has been diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and has begun psychotherapy. Since he is willing to undergo a combined treatment approach, the result

Which of the following is NOT a typical concern when working treating a patient diagnosed with dependent personality?

A possible brain-based explanation for antisocial personality disorder would be

Cluster B personality disorders tend to be characterized by behavior.

Describe the characteristics and causes of borderline personality disorder, and discuss possible treatment approaches and their efficacy.

The psychological treatment that has been found to have significant effectiveness in helping patients with borderline personality disorder centers around

An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for as a child.

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

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with Dependent Personality Disorder?

What are the "Big Five" characteristics form the five-factor model? Give at least one example from each category. Why are these considered "nearly universal"?

Regarding the likelihood of successful treatment outcome for individuals with antisocial personality disorder, most clinicians are ______________.

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:

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by

As it relates to the five-factor model, which of the following words are examples of neuroticism:

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

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Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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Exam 12: Personality Disorders

The most accurate statement with regard to treatment research for narcissistic personality disorder is that the research is

A possible contribution to schizoid personality disorder is .

The personality disorder that is characterized by an insistence that things have to be done "the right way" is personality disorder.

The language barrier of refugees from other countries and people with hearing impairments may make these individuals particularly susceptible to personality disorder.

Hideki has been diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and has begun psychotherapy. Since he is willing to undergo a combined treatment approach, the result

Which of the following is NOT a typical concern when working treating a patient diagnosed with dependent personality?

A possible brain-based explanation for antisocial personality disorder would be

Cluster B personality disorders tend to be characterized by behavior.

Describe the characteristics and causes of borderline personality disorder, and discuss possible treatment approaches and their efficacy.

The psychological treatment that has been found to have significant effectiveness in helping patients with borderline personality disorder centers around

An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for as a child.

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

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with Dependent Personality Disorder?

What are the "Big Five" characteristics form the five-factor model? Give at least one example from each category. Why are these considered "nearly universal"?

Regarding the likelihood of successful treatment outcome for individuals with antisocial personality disorder, most clinicians are ______________.

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:

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by

As it relates to the five-factor model, which of the following words are examples of neuroticism:

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services

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