Psychology 410 - Abnormal Behavior - Chapter 14

A diagnosis of borderline personality disorder involves which of the following behaviors? Choose all that apply. - Chronic feelings of emptiness - Insisting on order and cleanliness - Unstable and intense relationships - Difficulty controlling anger - Avoiding social situations

- Chronic feelings of emptiness - Unstable and intense relationships - Difficulty controlling anger

Which of the following are typical of a person with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - Has high standards for self and others - Extremely perfectionistic - Extremely dramatic - Has difficulty understanding how others feel - Disregards social norms

- Has high standards for self and others - Extremely perfectionistic - Has difficulty understanding how others feel

According to the cognitive-behavioral perspective, what is the progression of the development of avoidant personality disorder? Place the following in order:

- Hypersensitivity to shame - Misinterpreting neutral or positive remarks - feeling hurt because of the misinterpretation - Retreating inward - Placing further distance between self and others

People with Cluster B personality disorders exhibit which of the following characteristics? Choose all that apply. - Inflated self-importance - High desire to seek stimulation - A high degree of empathy toward others - Impulsivity

- Inflated self-importance - High desire to seek stimulation - Impulsivity

Which of the following features are typical of people diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - They avoid most social interactions. - Their moods are characterized by instability. - They have a strong sense of entitlement. - Their self-esteem is based on views of others. - They have a belief that they are exceptional.

- They have a strong sense of entitlement. - Their self-esteem is based on views of others. - They have a belief that they are exceptional.

Which of the following symptoms are more typical for women than for men diagnosed with borderline personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - They have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders. - They are more likely to have antisocial personality characteristics. - They usually have higher rates of substance abuse. - They have higher rates of eating disorders.

- They have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders. - They have higher rates of eating disorders.

Which of the following are features of people with diagnoses of histrionic personality disorders? Choose all that apply. - They avoid social occasions. - They may behave theatrically. - They are often flirtatious or seductive. - They have odd and eccentric beliefs. - They like to be the center of attention.

- They may behave theatrically. - They are often flirtatious or seductive. - They like to be the center of attention.

Which of the following is true? - A first diagnosis of BPD in childhood or adolescence has the worst long-term consequences. - A first diagnosis of BPD in adulthood has the worst long-term consequences. - A first diagnosis of BPD in old age has the worst long-term consequences.

A first diagnosis of BPD in childhood or adolescence has the worst long-term consequences.

Elton has some long-standing inflexible traits that have caused him to be diagnosed with a personality disorder. He is involved in the legal system but says he intends to outsmart all the fancy lawyers; he is impulsive, lies to and manipulates others; and has no remorse for such actions. Which is the most likely personality disorder he has been diagnosed with? - Histrionic personality disorder - Avoidant personality disorder - Antisocial personality disorder - Schizotypal personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder

The personality disorder categories of paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal fall into which cluster of the DSM-5? - Cluster B - Cluster C - Cluster D - Cluster A

Cluster A

The personality disorders which focus on behaviors which are dramatic, emotional, or erratic are -------. - Cluster D personality disorders - Cluster C personality disorders - Cluster A personality disorders - Cluster B personality disorders

Cluster B personality disorders

------- behavior therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan for use with people diagnosed with BPD.

Dialectical, Dialetical, or Dealectical

Which of the following is true in regard to gender differences in the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder? - Men and women are equally diagnosed. - More women are diagnosed than men. - More men are diagnosed than women.

Men and women are equally diagnosed.

Clarice is an accountant and has recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder. She is perfectionistic, work-focused to the exclusion of social relationships, and has strong opinions of right and wrong. Which of the following personality disorders best fits Clarice? - Schizotypal - Paranoid and histrionic - Borderline - Obsessive-compulsive

Obsessive-compulsive

Mareka has recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder. Her therapist asks her about how things are going in her life, and Mareka says her neighbor is trying to make trouble for her, her ex-husband is trying to get custody of their children, her employer is looking for an excuse to fire her, her boyfriend is probably cheating on her, and her coworkers are out to get her. Mareka likely has which type of personality disorder? - Schizoid - Histrionic - Paranoid - Dependent

Paranoid

humanistic, psychodynamic, and biological or medical

Reason: The humanistic perspective does not focus on unrealistic expectations about being perfect or avoiding mistakes.

A personality _______ is an ingrained way of relating to other people, situations, and events, characterized by a rigid and maladaptive pattern of inner experience and behavior. - disorder - trait - factor - style

disorder

Cluster A of the personality disorders of the DSM-5 is the ------- - anxious, fearful cluster. - odd, eccentric cluster. - dramatic cluster.

odd, eccentric cluster.

A person with a diagnosis of ------- personality disorder may be extremely suspicious of others and always on guard against potential danger or harm.

paranoid

The term ------- describes suicidal gestures that are frequently made by a person with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

parasuicide

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria require that a person's behavior patterns must fit at least two of which of the following areas in order to receive a diagnosis of a personality disorder? - Amnesia - Cognition - Hallucinations and delusions - Interpersonal functioning - Impulse control - Affectivity

- Cognition - Interpersonal functioning - Impulse control - Affectivity

Dr. Allison is a cognitive-behavioral therapist treating Anna for avoidant personality disorder. Which of the following treatment techniques would Dr. Allison be most likely to use? - Psychoanalysis - Skills training - Relationship training - Graduated exposure

- Skills training - Relationship training - Graduated exposure

Which of the following are features of schizotypal personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - Eccentric ideas - Unusual beliefs and experiences - Inflated positive views about themselves - Difficulty forming accurate perceptions and cognitions - Restricted affect

- Eccentric ideas - Unusual beliefs and experiences - Difficulty forming accurate perceptions and cognitions - Restricted affect

Which of the following are features of a cognitive-behavioral approach to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - Feelings of self-worth depend on perfection. - The ideal must be achieved. - Progress from an early psychosexual stage has not occurred. - There are unrealistic ideas of perfection.

- Feelings of self-worth depend on perfection. - The ideal must be achieved. - There are unrealistic ideas of perfection.

Alicia has been diagnosed with an antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following might be some of her symptoms? - Shyness and lack of social skills - Lack of remorse or regret - Avoidance of social situations - Manipulativeness - Failure to conform to social norms

- Lack of remorse or regret - Manipulativeness - Failure to conform to social norms

Which of the following are features of schizoid personality disorder? - Limited range of emotional expression - Manipulation of others - Clingy and dependent behaviors - Lack of sexual involvement

- Limited range of emotional expression - Lack of sexual involvement

Which of the following are features of people with dependent personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - Odd and eccentric beliefs - Splitting and vague sense of self - Passivity and agreeing with others - Clinging behaviors - When alone feel despondent and abandoned.

- Passivity and agreeing with others - Clinging behaviors - When alone feel despondent and abandoned.

Which of the following are features of avoidant personality disorder? Choose all that apply. - Perceiving oneself as lacking social skills - Feeling socially inferior - Obsessively seeking intimate relationships - Staying away from social encounters

- Perceiving oneself as lacking social skills - Feeling socially inferior - Staying away from social encounters

What are the goals of dialectical behavior therapy? Choose all that apply. - Reconstruct the client's personality - Help clients understand the origins of the problem - Reduce the frequency of the client's self-destructive acts - Increase the client's ability to handle emotional stress

- Reduce the frequency of the client's self-destructive acts - Increase the client's ability to handle emotional stress

Emily has been hospitalized and diagnosed with a personality disorder. Her sister tells the clinician that Emily spends all her time "pestering" family members and is moody, demanding, and reckless. She talks continuously about not knowing what to do in her life. When Emily is interviewed, she tells the clinician that she feels empty all the time. Which of the following disorders is Emily's most likely diagnosis? - Avoidant personality disorder - Borderline personality disorder - Antisocial personality disorder - Histrionic personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder

Which best summarizes the cognitive-behavioral perspective on the causes of avoidant personality disorder? - Hypersensitivity to shame - Inadequate reinforcement for social behavior - Unsuccessful resolution of early psychosexual stages - Intellectual deficits

Hypersensitivity to shame

Adam believes he is exceptional, should be treated as special, and is entitled to a promotion at work. He spends a considerable amount of time creating the right impression with people. His boss is getting a little tired of Adam's attempts to gain his approval and the approval of his coworkers. Adam saw a clinician several weeks ago and was diagnosed with a personality disorder. Which one is most likely? - Antisocial personality disorder - Narcissistic personality disorder - Dependent personality disorder - Borderline personality disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder

A person diagnosed with which of the following disorders is usually seen by others as rigid and stubborn? - Borderline personality disorder - Schizotypal personality disorder - Antisocial personality disorder - Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Shelley's roommate wonders why she never accepts any social invitations. The roommate has also noticed that Shelley is sensitive to rejection and often interprets innocent remarks as ridicule. The roommate knows Shelley has recently seen a psychologist and been diagnosed with ------- - histrionic personality disorder. - antisocial personality disorder. - avoidant personality disorder. - narcissistic personality disorder.

avoidant personality disorder.

Professor Tou explains to her Abnormal Psychology class that a person with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder has unrealistic expectations about being perfect and avoiding mistakes. This is a(n) ______ perspective. cognitive-behavioral humanistic psychodynamic biological or medical

cognitive-behavioral

In the alternative personality disorder diagnostic system defined in Section 3 of the DSM-5, the number of personality disorder categories has been ------- - increased. - decreased.

decreased.

A person with a diagnosis of ------- personality disorder tends to be clinging and passive and must rely on others to make decisions.

dependent or dependent personality disorder

Instead of categorical ratings, the alternative system for diagnosing personality disorders, which is being offered on a trial basis in Section 3 of the DSM-5, uses ------- ratings. - behavioral - dimensional - foundational - cognitive

dimensional

A personality ------- may diagnosed when people become rigidly fixed on one particular trait or set of traits.

disorder

Abby's therapist and Abby have developed a hierarchy of social situations that range from not very threatening to very threatening. The therapist's strategy is to start with the least threatening and work up to assist Abby in not being so sensitive to rejection, to improve Abby's sense of unworthiness, and to assist her in having more relationships with others. This is a description of using _____ _____ to treat Abby's diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder. - graduated exposure - emotional dysregulation - attachment sensitization

graduated exposure

A person high in ------- narcissism views himself as superior, unique, and entitled.

grandiose or grandious

A diagnosis of ------- personality disorder in the DSM-5 describes a person whose behavior revolves around the seeking of attention, usually in a "theatrical" way, wanting to be on stage, admired, and praised.

histrionic or histronic

Each of the following are long-term negative consequences of BPD except ------- - financial impairment. - intellectual impairment. - social impairment. - work impairment.

intellectual impairment.

People who are perfectionistic, define themselves by their accomplishments, have difficulty completing tasks because they find flaws in their work, set unrealistic standards for themselves, and can be overly moralistic would probably be diagnosed with ______. - paranoid personality disorder - obsessive-compulsive disorder - perfectionistic personality disorder - obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

A person with a diagnosis of ------- personality disorder might prefer to work in an isolated situation away from others.

schizoid

A client is diagnosed with ------- personality disorder because she has odd, eccentric ideas and a confusing and distorted sense of self. She also has difficulty understanding the motivations and behaviors of others, and her personality traits fall along the extremely maladaptive end of the psychoticism dimension. - schizotypal - borderline - avoidant - narcissistic

schizotypal

The term ------- is used in the psychological profession to describe the way that people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder relate to others. This means that their preoccupation with feelings of love for the object of their desire and attention can easily turn to extreme rage and hatred when the love object rejects them.

splitting, slpitting, or spliting

Marie has a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. When she first saw her therapist, she immediately liked her, talked about her to everyone, and could not wait for her next session. When the therapist advised her that she would be relocating and it would be necessary to transfer her to a different therapist, Marie flew into a rage and told the therapist that she hated her and hoped she died. This is an example of ------- - the maturation hypothesis. - splitting. - recidivism. - parasuicide.

splitting.

The term parasuicide describes ------- - planning a suicide. - completing a suicide. - preventing a suicide. - suicidal gestures.

suicidal gestures.

A personality ------- is an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and others, a pattern that characterizes the majority of a person's interactions and experiences.

trait

Those people with ------- have an internally weak sense of self and can become despondent when they feel someone is humiliating or betraying them. - antisocial personality disorder - grandiose narcissism - histrionic personality disorder - vulnerable narcissism

vulnerable narcissism