Question 1

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by symptoms that

Accepted Answer

A)  Are similar to the negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  Include attitudes of grandiosity and entitlement 
C)  Include anxiety and fear of abandonment 
D)  Are influenced by time change such as jet lag 
A)  Are similar to the negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
B)  Include attitudes of grandiosity and entitlement 
C)  Include anxiety and fear of abandonment 
D)  Are influenced by time change such as jet lag B

Question 2

Patients with histrionic personality disorder frequently manifest which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of their appearance to be the center of attention 
B)  Belief that they have clairvoyance 
C)  Perfectionism 
D)  Fear of criticism and rejection by others 
A)  Use of their appearance to be the center of attention 
B)  Belief that they have clairvoyance 
C)  Perfectionism 
D)  Fear of criticism and rejection by others A

Question 3

Temperament, which is one component of personality,

Accepted Answer

A)  Has a 50% heritability 
B)  Achieves stability by age 16 years 
C)  Includes the trait of spirituality 
D)  Is associated with insight learning 
A)  Has a 50% heritability 
B)  Achieves stability by age 16 years 
C)  Includes the trait of spirituality 
D)  Is associated with insight learning A

Question 4

With regard to the biological markers for schizotypal personality disorder, all of the following have been reported except

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased ventricles 
B)  Increased cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  Impaired smooth pursuit eye movements 
D)  Impaired of executive functioning 
A)  Increased ventricles 
B)  Increased cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  Impaired smooth pursuit eye movements 
D)  Impaired of executive functioning

Question 5

Avoidant personality disorder is distinguished from schizoid personality disorder by which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Desire to socialize with others but fear of rejection 
B)  Lack of desire to socialize with others 
C)  Disregard for social norms and the rights of others 
D)  Focus on rules, orderliness, and perfectionism 
A)  Desire to socialize with others but fear of rejection 
B)  Lack of desire to socialize with others 
C)  Disregard for social norms and the rights of others 
D)  Focus on rules, orderliness, and perfectionism

Question 6

The affective instability associated with some of the personality disorders is most frequently treated with which one of the following classes of psychotropic medications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antipsychotics 
B)  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
C)  Anxiolytics 
D)  Psychostimulants 
A)  Antipsychotics 
B)  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
C)  Anxiolytics 
D)  Psychostimulants

Question 7

In which of the following personality disorders would there likely be a lower rate of soft neurological signs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizotypal 
B)  Dependent 
C)  Antisocial 
D)  Borderline 
A)  Schizotypal 
B)  Dependent 
C)  Antisocial 
D)  Borderline

Question 8

Patients with schizoid personality disorder are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  Desire relationships but avoid them because of fear of rejection 
B)  Have perceptual and cognitive distortions 
C)  Be suspicious, be jealous, and hold a grudge 
D)  Appear to be cold, aloof, and a loner 
A)  Desire relationships but avoid them because of fear of rejection 
B)  Have perceptual and cognitive distortions 
C)  Be suspicious, be jealous, and hold a grudge 
D)  Appear to be cold, aloof, and a loner

Question 9

Conrad, a 26-year-old male, is being treated for cuts after being arrested for breaking the windows in the home of his girlfriend, who has just told him that they are through. He has a history of having been physically abused by his father, setting fires as a child, treatment for substance abuse, and arrest for stealing a car. Which of the following personality disorders might the clinician consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  Narcissistic 
B)  Paranoid 
C)  Antisocial 
D)  Histrionic 
A)  Narcissistic 
B)  Paranoid 
C)  Antisocial 
D)  Histrionic

Question 10

Narcissistic personality disorder is more likely to occur in families that

Accepted Answer

A)  Teach children to put family and community ahead of personal desires. 
B)  Encourage children to develop problem-solving skills. 
C)  Teach children that they are special and entitled to the best in life. 
D)  Encourage resilience in the face of adversity. 
A)  Teach children to put family and community ahead of personal desires. 
B)  Encourage children to develop problem-solving skills. 
C)  Teach children that they are special and entitled to the best in life. 
D)  Encourage resilience in the face of adversity.

Question 11

Impulsivity and suicidality are often associated with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following pharmacological interventions is frequently used to reduce impulsivity and suicidality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tricyclic antidepressants 
B)  Benzodiazepines 
C)  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
D)  Monoamine oxidase inhibitors 
A)  Tricyclic antidepressants 
B)  Benzodiazepines 
C)  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
D)  Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Question 12

The personality disorder that is the most socially sensitive to the influence of culture is

Accepted Answer

A)  Paranoid 
B)  Narcissistic 
C)  Schizotypal 
D)  Schizoid 
A)  Paranoid 
B)  Narcissistic 
C)  Schizotypal 
D)  Schizoid

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by symptoms that

Patients with histrionic personality disorder frequently manifest which of the following?

Temperament, which is one component of personality,

With regard to the biological markers for schizotypal personality disorder, all of the following have been reported except

Avoidant personality disorder is distinguished from schizoid personality disorder by which of the following characteristics?

The affective instability associated with some of the personality disorders is most frequently treated with which one of the following classes of psychotropic medications?

In which of the following personality disorders would there likely be a lower rate of soft neurological signs?

Patients with schizoid personality disorder are likely to

Narcissistic personality disorder is more likely to occur in families that

Impulsivity and suicidality are often associated with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following pharmacological interventions is frequently used to reduce impulsivity and suicidality?

The personality disorder that is the most socially sensitive to the influence of culture is

Theoretical Framework of Practice

Neurobiological Theory of Psychiatric Disorders: Brain Functioning, Brain Development and Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Disrupting Brain Development

Postnatal Influences on Development of Psychopathology

Communicating, Interviewing and Assessing

Case Formulation and Diagnosis, Differential Diagnoses and Developing a Biopsychosocial Plan of Care

Psychopharmacotherapy

Psychotherapies

Psychosocial Interventions

Response to Stressors: Bridging Normal Responses and Psychiatric Disorders

Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

Delirium and Dementia

Dual Diagnosis

Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders

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Exam 18: Personality Disorders

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by symptoms that

Patients with histrionic personality disorder frequently manifest which of the following?

Temperament, which is one component of personality,

With regard to the biological markers for schizotypal personality disorder, all of the following have been reported except

Avoidant personality disorder is distinguished from schizoid personality disorder by which of the following characteristics?

The affective instability associated with some of the personality disorders is most frequently treated with which one of the following classes of psychotropic medications?

In which of the following personality disorders would there likely be a lower rate of soft neurological signs?

Patients with schizoid personality disorder are likely to

Narcissistic personality disorder is more likely to occur in families that

Impulsivity and suicidality are often associated with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following pharmacological interventions is frequently used to reduce impulsivity and suicidality?

The personality disorder that is the most socially sensitive to the influence of culture is

Theoretical Framework of Practice

Neurobiological Theory of Psychiatric Disorders: Brain Functioning, Brain Development and Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Disrupting Brain Development

Postnatal Influences on Development of Psychopathology

Communicating, Interviewing and Assessing

Case Formulation and Diagnosis, Differential Diagnoses and Developing a Biopsychosocial Plan of Care

Psychopharmacotherapy

Psychotherapies

Psychosocial Interventions

Response to Stressors: Bridging Normal Responses and Psychiatric Disorders

Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

Delirium and Dementia

Dual Diagnosis

Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders

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