Exam 14: Personality Disorders

Of those with borderline personality disorder, approximately _____ engage in self-injurious behavior?

A person appears at your practice for treatment. The person describes a long-standing history of believing in omens and telepathy; reports having few friends; and shows odd, inappropriate affect, such as laughing when saying something serious. What personality disorder does this patient most likely have?

Where did borderline personality disorder get its name? Explain the origins of the term.

Schizoid PD is one of the MOST studied personality disorders.

Fearlessness is one aspect of ______.

______ personality disorder is classed as a dramatic emotional personality disorder.

Maladaptive personality traits can be viewed as extreme versions of adaptive personality traits.

Which statement is NOT true concerning personality disorders?

Which of the following is characteristic of schizotypal personality disorder?

Dialectical behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for ______ personality disorder.

A fear of criticism is one characteristic of histrionic personality disorder.

"I draw on insight from contemporary neuroscience to help people with borderline personality disorder build stronger self-systems," explains a therapist. This therapist MOST likely practices ______.

Individuals with Cluster _____ personality disorders are MOST likely to push the boundaries and test the limits of the therapeutic relationship.

"Extraversion may become maladaptive and cause an individual to value herself only when she is in a relationship." This statement brings ______ personality disorder MOST immediately to mind.

Helplessness, a need to be cared for, and "clinginess" are typical of ______ personality disorder.

Which choice is MOST likely a valid heritability estimate for a given personality disorder?

Impulsivity is probably LEAST often seen among people with ______ personality disorder.

Individuals with borderline personality disorder show less arousal when performing emotional empathy tasks.

In the treatment of borderline personality disorder, ______ is rooted in object-relations theory.

Object-relations theory forms the basis of a treatment for borderline personality disorder called ______ psychotherapy.