Exam 10: Personality Disorders

What are examples of dangerous behavior seen in borderline personality disorder?

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

People who lack self-confidence despite good skills, who panic at the possibility of being separated from their spouse, and remain in abusive relationships have many of the symptoms of ________ personality disorder.

There is a general agreement among researchers that personality

Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it. He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is

Why is the use of medication for borderline personality disorder controversial?

Proposed revisions for the DSM-5 will change the diagnosis of personality disorders in what way?

Dialectical behavior therapy is

In which of the following disorders is a comorbid diagnosis of depression most commonly seen?

Which of the following is a factor that complicates determining the causes of personality disorders?

A lack of parental indulgence of a child's overconfidence might play a causal role in ________ personality disorder.

Involvement in an abusive relationship (as the one who is abused) would be most expected of the individual with ________ personality disorder.

Why is histrionic personality disorder more prevalent in women?

Individuals with personality disorders

Why does the person with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder have problems in interpersonal relationships?

Some people always think that everyone is looking at them and talking about them, wishing to be like them. This self-focused view of the world would be expected in someone with ________ personality disorder.

Individuals who seem odd and eccentric to others may have personality disorders from

An employee evaluation: "He takes what he wants rather than earns it. He hates routine and boredom more than anything else. Thrill-seeking and impulsive actions have gotten him fired from this job. It will get him fired at many others." What kind of disorder does the employee illustrate?

Personality disorders were once known as

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.