Personality Disorders

People with _________ personality disorder persistently avoid and are removed from social relationships and demonstrate little in the way of emotion. a. avoidant b. schizoid c. obsessive-compulsive d. schizotypal

b. schizoid

Which is not given as a theory for why people with antisocial personality disorder experience less anxiety than other people? a. slow EEG waves b. slow EKG waves c. low brain and bodily arousal d. slow autonomic arousal

b. slow EKG waves

Psychodynamic explanations for dependent personality disorder are very similar to those for _________. a. mania b. psychosis c. depression d. attachment disorder

c. depression

Children with _________ and an accompanying ________ disorder apparently have a heightened risk of developing antisocial personality disorder. a. conduct disorder; ADHD b. oppositional defiant disorder; ADHD c. reactive attachment disorder; ADD d. conduct disorder; oppositional defiant disorder

a. conduct disorder; ADHD

Which of the following treatment approaches is of limited help for sufferers of paranoid personality disorder? a. object relationship therapy b. drug therapy c. cognitive therapy d. behavioral therapy

b. drug therapy

___________ is a recurrent failure to resist the impulse to steal, even though the person often has more than enough money to pay for the articles they steal. a. Pyromania b. Kleptomania c. Trichotillomania d. Larcenomania

b. kleptomania

The cluster of "odd" personality disorders consists of which personality disorders? a. paranoid, antisocial, borderline b. paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal c. antisocial, borderline, avoidant d. dependent, obsessive-compulsive, borderline

b. paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal

People with borderline personality disorder often experience _________ disorders. a. somatoform b. attachment c. delusional d. mood

d. mood

The cluster of "anxious" personality disorders includes avoidant, dependent, and __________ personality disorders. a. paranoid b. antisocial c. histrionic d. obsessive-compulsive

d. obsessive-compulsive

What is the primary reason that people with schizoid personality disorder avoid social contact? a. paranoid feelings b. distrust of others c. fear of rejection d. preference to be alone

d. preference to be alone

Psychodynamic theorists believe that people who develop antisocial personality disorder have failed to develop a sense of: a. industry. b. identity. c. doubt. d. trust.

d. trust

____________ personality disorder was formerly a name for histrionic personality disorder. a. Hysterical b. Borderline c. Dramatic d. Narcissistic

a. hysterical

Which is not an area listed in the DSM-IV as required to be affected by a personality disorder? a. intelligence b. cognition c. affectivity d. interpersonal functioning

a. intelligence

Which is not a disorder that clinicians think of as related to an uncontrollable need to be online? a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. substance-related disorder c. impulse-control disorder d. dependent personality disorder

a. obsessive-compulsive disorder

Which of the following is not one of the biological factors that is common to people with schizophrenia and people with schizotypal personality disorder? a. reduced activity of serotonin b. enlarged brain ventricles c. high activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine d. loss of gray matter

a. reduced activity of serotonin

Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? a. Researchers have not found a specific link between the two disorders. b. People with obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder usually develop obsessive-compulsive personality disorder within 3 years. c. In order to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, there must be a history of suffering from obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder at some point in the person's life. d. Researchers have found that both disorders are related to a decrease in the neurotransmitter GABA in the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

a. researchers have not found a specific link between the two disorders

People with one of the "odd" clusters of personality disorders often qualify for an additional diagnosis of: a. schizophrenia. b. depression. c. obsessive-compulsive disorder. d. mental retardation.

a. schizophrenia

According to a large body of research with diverse populations, how many "supertraits," or factors, may describe the basic structure of personality? a. 3 b. 5 c. 10 d. 16

b. 5

Personality disorders are diagnosed on Axis _____ of the DSM-IV. a. I b. II c. III d. IV

b. II

Which of the following is not a problem with the DSM-IV-TR categories of personality disorders? a. some of the criteria used to diagnose personality disorders can not be observed directly b. all of the personality disorders are seen more in men than in women, suggesting a bias in diagnostic criteria c. some personality disorders within a cluster, or even between clusters, may be very similar d. people with quite different personalities may qualify for the same personality disorder diagnosis

b. all of the personality disorders are seen more in men than in women, suggesting a bias in diagnostic criteria

Freudian theorists suggest that people with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are: a. anal fixated. b. anal regressive. c. oral fixated. d. oral regressive.

b. anal regressive

What is the primary distinction between the beliefs of someone with paranoid personality disorder and someone with paranoid schizophrenia? a. The beliefs of someone with paranoid personality disorder are usually delusional, while the beliefs of someone with paranoid schizophrenia are not. b. The beliefs of someone with paranoid personality disorder are not usually delusional, while the beliefs of someone with paranoid schizophrenia are. c. Both individuals will suffer from delusions, but only those with paranoid schizophrenia will suffer from bizarre delusions. d. The beliefs of both individuals are based on real encounters with others, and are accurate perceptions of the real world.

b. the beliefs of someone with paranoid personality disorder are not usually delusional, while the beliefs of someone with paranoid schizophrenia are

Men are ____ as likely as women to display obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. a. five times b. twice c. four times d. one and one-half times

b. twice

DSM-IV-TR stipulates that a person must be at least 18 years of age to receive the diagnosis of ___________ personality disorder. a. histrionic b. narcissistic c. antisocial d. obsessive-compulsive

c. antisocial

People with ___________ personality disorder are sometimes described as "psychopaths" or "sociopaths." a. borderline b. obsessive-compulsive c. antisocial d. narcissistic

c. antisocial

The cluster of "dramatic" personality disorders includes which of the following personality disorders. a. antisocial, borderline, and avoidant b. narcissistic, histrionic, paranoid, and obsessive-compulsive c. antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic d. antisocial, borderline, and schizotypal

c. antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic

Which of the following is not a quality/skill that may shift in a sufferer of borderline personality disorder? a. friends b. sexual orientation c. athletic ability d. goals and aspirations

c. athletic ability

People with _________ personality disorder display great instability, major shifts in mood, an unstable self-image, and impulsivity. a. narcissistic b. avoidant c. borderline d. obsessive-compulsive

c. borderline

Psychodynamic therapists believe that people with histrionic personality disorder are trying to defend against a deep-seated fear of: a. being alone. b. becoming penniless. c. loss. d. mistrust.

c. loss

People with ___________ personality disorder are generally grandiose, need much admiration, and feel no empathy with others. a. antisocial b. histrionic c. narcissistic d. paranoid

c. narcissistic

___________, a pattern of negative attitudes and resistance to the demands of others, was dropped from DSM-IV-TR, but may be included once again in future editions of the DSM. a. impulse control disorder b. interpersonal personality disorder c. passive-aggressive personality disorder d. vindictive personality disorder

c. passive-aggressive personality disorder

An inflexible pattern of inner experience and outward behavior is known as a: a. character flaw. b. character disorder. c. personality disorder. d. schizoaffective disorder.

c. personality disorder

Enduring and predictable behavioral consistencies are often called: a. learned characteristics. b. inherited characteristics. c. personality traits. d. character traits.

c. personality traits

People with _________ personality disorder display a range of interpersonal problems marked by extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd patterns of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities. a. schizoid b. schizoaffective c. schizotypal d. high degree of learned helplessness

c. schizotypal

People with ____________________ repeatedly pluck hair from various parts of their bodies. a. kleptomania b. pyromania c. trichotillomania d. pathological self-injurious

c. trichotillomania

Personality disorders typically become recognizable in: a. early childhood. b. middle childhood. c. middle age. d. adolescence or early adulthood.

d. adolescence or early adulthood

The lack of consensus about the correct diagnosis of personality disorders questions the _______ of the DSM categories. a. validity b. reliability c. interrater opinion d. both (a) and (b)

d. both a and b

______________________, which helps clients increase their ability to tolerate distress, learn new social skills, and responds more effectively to life situations, is considered the treatment of choice in many clinical circles for borderline personality disorder. a. Rational-emotive behavioral therapy b. Psychodynamic therapy c. Social modeling therapy d. Dialectical behavioral therapy

d. dialectical behavioral therapy

Which of the following groups of people receive the least trust from society? a. fellow churchgoers b. police department c. clerks in stores d. government

d. government

Which is not a description of the three clusters of DSM-IV personality disorders? a. odd or eccentric behavior b. dramatic behavior c. high degree of anxiety d. high degree of learned helplessness

d. high degree of learned helplessness