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Personality disorders involve enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinkingabout the environment and oneself that a. May cause functional impairment b. May cause subjective distress c. Cut across many times and places d. All of the above |
d. All of the above |
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Many behaviour researchers are convinced that personality disorders merely representextreme degrees of normal behaviour a. Thus, it may be that the disorders are merely the levels of behaviour that society hasdecided not to tolerate b. As a result, they suggest a dimensional scheme for personality disorder diagnosis c. They would prefer to rate clients on a series of personality dimensions, but still disagree on which dimensions to use d. All of the above |
d. All of the above |
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Max is always sure that others are trying to harm him. His perception that the world is athreatening place impacts most of his life. Most likely Max would be diagnosed with thepersonality disorder called: a. Histrionic b. Avoidant c. Paranoid d. Antisocial |
c. Paranoid |
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A study by Ford and Widiger (1989) suggests that gender differences observed in theprevalence of many personality disorders (histrionic, dependent, antisocial) may be due to a. Genetic differences b. Gender specific learned behaviour patterns c. Gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician d. Cultural scripts that dictate the type of disordered behaviour appropriate for each gender |
c. Gender bias on the part of the diagnosing clinician |
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Though some people use the terms “psychopathy” and “antisocial personality disorder”interchangeably, the concepts do not overlap precisely. For example: a.The DSM-5 criteria focus more on personality traits than on observable behaviour b. The psychopath category allows for more possibility of successful, or at least legal, activity c. One of the labels does not cover people with increased risk for criminal behaviour d. All of the above |
b. The psychopath category allows for more possibility of successful, or at least legal, activity |
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The apparent stimulation-seeking of psychopaths plus the results of nervous system measures (such as resting heart rate), give support to the _______________origin of antisocial behaviour a. Cortical immaturity b. Under-arousal c. Over-arousal d. Genetic predisposition |
b. Under-arousal |
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The research examining the cause of antisocial personality disorder suggests that: a.The primary cause is genetics b. Genetics and environment interact to cause the disorder c. The primary cause is poor parenting d. There is no evidence of either a genetic or environmental cause |
b. Genetics and environment interact to cause the disorder |
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Nicole has difficulty maintaining relationships because she goes back and forth fromconsidering them best friends to hating the person. Her romantic relationships are alwayscharacterised by incredible loving passion alternating with episodes of intense fighting and shesometimes becomes violent. At times Nicole becomes so upset that she cuts herself and reportsthat this makes her feel better emotionally. Nicole suffers from __________ personalitydisorder. a. Dependent b. Histrionic c. Borderline d. Narcissistic |
c. Borderline |
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Which of the following is the most likely model to explain the cause of borderline personality disorder
a. Biological b. Early trauma resulting in post-traumatic stress symptoms that are not recognised or dealt with during childhood c. Stressful life events d. Biological predisposition interacting with life events such as childhood trauma and laterlife stressors |
d. Biological predisposition interacting with life events such as childhood trauma and later life stressors |
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Linehan’s approach (1987) for treating borderline personality disorder is called dialecticalbehaviour therapy (DBT) and involves all of the following except
a. Teaching patients to identify and regulate their emotions b. Re-experiencing past trauma to extinguish fears associated with it c. Teaching patients to be more vocal in their opinions and wishes d. Teaching patients to trust in their own responses |
c. Teaching patients to be more vocal in their opinions and wishes |
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George dates only extremely desirable women, but is always looking for someone stillbetter. Because he believes he is superior to everyone else, he feels rules do not apply to him. Inhis current relationship with Kim, she tries almost desperately to please him, to agree with him,and to cater to his whims. Though she is bright and attractive, she usually feels inadequateabout herself, and for a long time has relied on others to make even the simplest decisions forher. As he sees her striving, George becomes more cold and uncaring. You might have anumber of names for this pairing, but what DSM-5 diagnoses are applicable?
a. George has narcissistic personality disorder, and Kim has borderline personality disorder
b.George has borderline personality disorder, and Kim has histrionic personality disorder c. George has narcissistic personality disorder, and Kim has dependent personality disorder d. Both meet the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder (but this still does not constitute a perfect “match |
c. George has narcissistic personality disorder, and Kim has dependent personality disorder |
