Question 1

Discuss the two theories discussed in the text about the possible causes of narcissistic personality disorder.

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1.Children go through a phase of grandio

Question 2

1-11.Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders,

Accepted Answer

A) they are rarely used in clinical practice. 
B) it is less likely that research on a disorder will be able to be replicated by other researchers. 
C) they are considered by clinicians only as suggestions and do not have an impact on treatment decisions. 
D) very little research or search for treatments is done. 
A) they are rarely used in clinical practice. 
B) it is less likely that research on a disorder will be able to be replicated by other researchers. 
C) they are considered by clinicians only as suggestions and do not have an impact on treatment decisions. 
D) very little research or search for treatments is done.

Question 3

1-39.Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who

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A) are emotionally unexpressive and prefer living alone. 
B) later develop schizophrenic symptoms. 
C) are attention-seeking and overly emotional. 
D) depend on others because they do not feel competent. 
A) are emotionally unexpressive and prefer living alone. 
B) later develop schizophrenic symptoms. 
C) are attention-seeking and overly emotional. 
D) depend on others because they do not feel competent.

Question 4

People with __________ are usually unable to form social relationships and have little interest in them.

Accepted Answer

Schizoid P

Question 5

1-35.Transient psychotic symptoms are seen in which of the following personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Paranoid and schizoid 
B) Schizotypal and schizoid 
C) Schizoid and antisocial 
D) Paranoid and schizotypal 
A) Paranoid and schizoid 
B) Schizotypal and schizoid 
C) Schizoid and antisocial 
D) Paranoid and schizotypal

Question 6

1-19.Individuals who seem odd and eccentric to others may have personality disorders from

Accepted Answer

A) Cluster A. 
B) Cluster B. 
C) Cluster C. 
D) proposed diagnostic categories needing further study. 
A) Cluster A. 
B) Cluster B. 
C) Cluster C. 
D) proposed diagnostic categories needing further study.

Question 7

1-81.Emily calls her husband every day at work to ask him what she should make for dinner.She spends her days at her mother's,because Emily worries that something will go wrong in her own home that she won't be able to handle.Even though she paints and draws well,Emily has never tried to take a class or use her talent,because she says she knows she really isn't good enough.Emily's most likely diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A) borderline personality disorder. 
B) dependent personality disorder. 
C) schizoid personality disorder. 
D) paranoid personality disorder. 
A) borderline personality disorder. 
B) dependent personality disorder. 
C) schizoid personality disorder. 
D) paranoid personality disorder.

Question 8

What are the two dimensions of childhood temperament related to antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy,and what is the relationship?

Accepted Answer

1.Difficulty regulating emotions plus hi

Question 9

1-78.Sharon says,"I would love to be in an intimate relationship.My life is terribly boring and lonely.But I am extremely shy and I would fall apart if any man criticized me in the slightest." This description best matches the symptoms of ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial 
B) dependent 
C) avoidant 
D) borderline 
A) antisocial 
B) dependent 
C) avoidant 
D) borderline

Question 10

1-77.In contrast to schizoid individuals,those with avoidant personality disorder

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A) are emotional and dramatic. 
B) are impulsive and self-destructive. 
C) are extremely upset by their lack of social relationships. 
D) are exploitive rather than compliant. 
A) are emotional and dramatic. 
B) are impulsive and self-destructive. 
C) are extremely upset by their lack of social relationships. 
D) are exploitive rather than compliant.

Question 11

3-12.What are the two dimensions of psychopathy and the relationship to antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Dimension 1: Affective and interpersonal

Question 12

1-44.Which of the following personality disorders might be the female equivalent of antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoidant 
B) Schizotypal 
C) Histrionic 
D) Schizoid 
A) Avoidant 
B) Schizotypal 
C) Histrionic 
D) Schizoid

Question 13

1-102.The presence of psychopathy

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A) is the single best predictor of future violence and crime recidivism. 
B) means that a person also has antisocial personality disorder. 
C) means a person is less likely to be violent and to repeat crimes. 
D) is the single best predictor that treatment will be successful. 
A) is the single best predictor of future violence and crime recidivism. 
B) means that a person also has antisocial personality disorder. 
C) means a person is less likely to be violent and to repeat crimes. 
D) is the single best predictor that treatment will be successful.

Question 14

1-94.Which of the following best explains why it is such a challenge to treat personality disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) They develop early in life. 
B) The diagnostic criteria for these disorders suffers from subjectivity. 
C) Comorbid diagnoses are the norm,not the exception. 
D) By definition,they are enduring patterns of thought and behavior. 
A) They develop early in life. 
B) The diagnostic criteria for these disorders suffers from subjectivity. 
C) Comorbid diagnoses are the norm,not the exception. 
D) By definition,they are enduring patterns of thought and behavior.

Question 15

1-57.Henry was a charming middle-aged man who came to the attention of authorities on bigamy charges.He had a long history of courting and supposedly marrying elderly widows,then absconding with their money.His diagnosis is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) narcissistic personality disorder. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) histrionic personality disorder. 
D) antisocial personality disorder. 
A) narcissistic personality disorder. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) histrionic personality disorder. 
D) antisocial personality disorder.

Question 16

1-26.The central problem of schizoid personality disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) recurrent depression. 
B) a marked disregard for the feelings of others. 
C) cognitive and perceptual distortions. 
D) an inability to form attachments to other people. 
A) recurrent depression. 
B) a marked disregard for the feelings of others. 
C) cognitive and perceptual distortions. 
D) an inability to form attachments to other people.

Question 17

1-61.Loretta has a long history of first idealizing men and then feeling they have abandoned her.Feelings of emptiness change into reckless acts of sexual promiscuity,gambling,and suicide attempts.She feels that she has never had a sense of self.Loretta probably has ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) narcissistic 
B) histrionic 
C) dependent 
D) borderline 
A) narcissistic 
B) histrionic 
C) dependent 
D) borderline

Question 18

Because they were regarded as being different from standard psychiatric syndromes,the personality disorders in DSM-IV were

Accepted Answer

A) not listed. 
B) categorized as emotional disorders. 
C) separated from mood disorders. 
D) given what is called a "provisional" category. 
A) not listed. 
B) categorized as emotional disorders. 
C) separated from mood disorders. 
D) given what is called a "provisional" category.

Question 19

Compare and contrast paranoid personality disorder and schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

While both disorders are characterized b

Question 20

1-58.What "border" did the term "borderline" in borderline personality refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) The border between mood and anxiety disorders 
B) People with borderline personality disorder were thought to be on the brink of psychosis,on the border between sanity and insanity. 
C) Because people with borderline personality disorder behave normally much of the time,they were thought to only be on the edge of mental illness. 
D) The behaviors exhibited by people with borderline personality disorder lie on continuum between neurotic and psychotic disorders. 
A) The border between mood and anxiety disorders 
B) People with borderline personality disorder were thought to be on the brink of psychosis,on the border between sanity and insanity. 
C) Because people with borderline personality disorder behave normally much of the time,they were thought to only be on the edge of mental illness. 
D) The behaviors exhibited by people with borderline personality disorder lie on continuum between neurotic and psychotic disorders.

Discuss the two theories discussed in the text about the possible causes of narcissistic personality disorder.

1-11.Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders,

1-39.Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who

People with __________ are usually unable to form social relationships and have little interest in them.

1-35.Transient psychotic symptoms are seen in which of the following personality disorders?

1-19.Individuals who seem odd and eccentric to others may have personality disorders from

What are the two dimensions of childhood temperament related to antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy,and what is the relationship?

1-78.Sharon says,"I would love to be in an intimate relationship.My life is terribly boring and lonely.But I am extremely shy and I would fall apart if any man criticized me in the slightest." This description best matches the symptoms of ________ personality disorder.

1-77.In contrast to schizoid individuals,those with avoidant personality disorder

3-12.What are the two dimensions of psychopathy and the relationship to antisocial personality disorder?

1-44.Which of the following personality disorders might be the female equivalent of antisocial personality disorder?

1-102.The presence of psychopathy

1-94.Which of the following best explains why it is such a challenge to treat personality disorders?

1-57.Henry was a charming middle-aged man who came to the attention of authorities on bigamy charges.He had a long history of courting and supposedly marrying elderly widows,then absconding with their money.His diagnosis is most likely

1-26.The central problem of schizoid personality disorder is

1-61.Loretta has a long history of first idealizing men and then feeling they have abandoned her.Feelings of emptiness change into reckless acts of sexual promiscuity,gambling,and suicide attempts.She feels that she has never had a sense of self.Loretta probably has ________ personality disorder.

Because they were regarded as being different from standard psychiatric syndromes,the personality disorders in DSM-IV were

Compare and contrast paranoid personality disorder and schizophrenia.

1-58.What "border" did the term "borderline" in borderline personality refer to?

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Exam 10: Personality Disorders

Discuss the two theories discussed in the text about the possible causes of narcissistic personality disorder.

1-11.Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders,

1-39.Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who

People with __________ are usually unable to form social relationships and have little interest in them.

1-35.Transient psychotic symptoms are seen in which of the following personality disorders?

1-19.Individuals who seem odd and eccentric to others may have personality disorders from

What are the two dimensions of childhood temperament related to antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy,and what is the relationship?

1-78.Sharon says,"I would love to be in an intimate relationship.My life is terribly boring and lonely.But I am extremely shy and I would fall apart if any man criticized me in the slightest." This description best matches the symptoms of ________ personality disorder.

1-77.In contrast to schizoid individuals,those with avoidant personality disorder

3-12.What are the two dimensions of psychopathy and the relationship to antisocial personality disorder?

1-44.Which of the following personality disorders might be the female equivalent of antisocial personality disorder?

1-102.The presence of psychopathy

1-94.Which of the following best explains why it is such a challenge to treat personality disorders?

1-57.Henry was a charming middle-aged man who came to the attention of authorities on bigamy charges.He had a long history of courting and supposedly marrying elderly widows,then absconding with their money.His diagnosis is most likely

1-26.The central problem of schizoid personality disorder is

1-61.Loretta has a long history of first idealizing men and then feeling they have abandoned her.Feelings of emptiness change into reckless acts of sexual promiscuity,gambling,and suicide attempts.She feels that she has never had a sense of self.Loretta probably has ________ personality disorder.

Because they were regarded as being different from standard psychiatric syndromes,the personality disorders in DSM-IV were

Compare and contrast paranoid personality disorder and schizophrenia.

1-58.What "border" did the term "borderline" in borderline personality refer to?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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