which of the following would MOST clearly fit into the biosocial theory of the development of borderline personality disorder?
  • individuals do not necessarily have to have very similar personalities to receive the same diagnosis
  • feelings or persecution and desire for revenge
  • Bernie Madoff
  • an individual who has difficulty controlling internal emotions and parents who mislabel those emotions
You might suspect an "etc of narcissism" is approaching for a country when:
  • biological, and the most likely diagnosis of schizotypical personality disorder
  • the use of anti psychotic medications in an outpatient setting
  • there is increasing emphasizing on self expression and competitiveness.
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
Psychodynamic theorists explain obsessive compulsive personality disorder as a fixation at the
  • narcissistic
  • unaccepting
  • anal stage
  • Bernie Madoff
The personality disorder that is characterized by the need for underlying love and admiration is
  • personality
  • schizphrenic
  • borderline
  • narcissistic
Wes has always been a loner. He has never much cared for being with other people and does not form relationships easily. He appears to be without emotion. Wes may be exhibiting:
  • cognitive therapist
  • schizophrenia
  • not to have close ties with others
  • schizoid personality disorder
Cognitve therapy for avoidant personality disorder focuses on
  • extreame suspiciousness, social withdrawal, and cognitive and perceptual peculiarities
  • increasing the clients tolerance of emotional discomfort and building up his or herself image
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
  • there is increasing emphasizing on self expression and competitiveness.
An individual has just received a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder. That individual is MOST likely to have a parent of sibling who has
  • cognitive
  • schizophrenia
  • schizphrenic
  • borderline
Which of these well known people appears to have displayed symptoms of antisocial personality disorder?
  • ideas of reference
  • Bernie Madoff
  • they care for no ones safety except theirs and their children's
  • mood disorders
a person experiencing paranoid personality disorder frequently says things like "youve got to get them before they get you" and "people have been sinners since the garden of eden". If these sayings reflect maladaptive assumptions the person has about people in general, the theorist who would be least surprised would have which theoretical position.
  • cognitive therapist
  • cognitive
  • narcissistic
  • psychodynamic
The categorical approach to personality disorders assumes that
  • problematic personalty traits are either present or absent
  • No. ironically, venting appears to make people angrier
  • feelings or persecution and desire for revenge
  • the use of anti psychotic medications in an outpatient setting
studies of those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder show that
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
  • the use of anti psychotic medications in an outpatient setting
  • the recipient of recognition with a great amount of research being done on it
Elena can't seem to establish social ties because she is afraid of being embarrassed or appearing foolish. She is easily hurt by criticism and is not willing to go into unfamiliar situations. She may be experiencing
  • provides practice in social interactions
  • borderline personality disorder
  • borerline personality disorder
  • avoidant personality disorder
The enduring pattern of inner thoughts and emotions along with outward behavior that is unique to each individual is termed
  • borderline
  • schizphrenic
  • personality
  • mood disorders
which of the following is MOST characteristic of mass murders?
  • we really don't know what causes mass murders to act or how to treat them
  • an individual who has difficulty controlling internal emotions and parents who mislabel those emotions
  • problematic personalty traits are either present or absent
  • feelings or persecution and desire for revenge
gorts parents never quite liked him probably did not want children in the first place and he was just not accepted. he had a low opinion of himself and did not intreat with other children. Now he cuts himself and has been to the ER several times. This is a description of the possible development of
  • schizoid personality disorder
  • dependent personality disorder
  • borderline personality disorder
  • borerline personality disorder
Thats it. says your friend the psychotherapist. I can't work with that client as soon as i show an empathy at all it becomes almost impossible to challenge that client. and the client keeps calling me at all hours of the day. MOST likely this is a client with :
  • schizoid personality disorder
  • borerline personality disorder
  • borderline
  • borderline personality disorder
The disorder that appears to be MOST closely related to the schizotypical personality disorder is
  • unaccepting
  • schizophrenia
  • narcissistic
  • psychodynamic
belief that the news anchor on CNN is giving one important messages about ones behavior reflects
  • ideas of reference
  • Bernie Madoff
  • schizophrenia
  • initiating; ending
the fact that children may learn antisocial behavior by modeling parental conflict and aggressiveness provides support for
  • ideas of reference
  • personality
  • behavioral theory
  • behavioral
DSM 5 like its predessor, DSM IV TR, identifies 10 personality disorders utilizing a
  • biological, and the most likely diagnosis of schizotypical personality disorder
  • categorical approach
  • ideas of reference
  • "dramatic"
Only 23 percent of adults report openly expressing their anger. Should they?
  • biological, and the most likely diagnosis of schizotypical personality disorder
  • conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • No. ironically, venting appears to make people angrier
  • narcisitic personality disorder and will not make much progress in therapy
What is a common reason for the hospitalization of people with borderline personality disorder?
  • feelings or persecution and desire for revenge
  • we really don't know what causes mass murders to act or how to treat them
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
If you believe that personality disorders are best understood as a matter of degree in difference from typical personality rather than a specific diagnosis you agree with:
  • less categorical and more a matter of degree
  • a dimensional approach
  • categorical approach
  • dependent personality disorder
one reason that the personality disorders are difficult to treat is that the afflicted individuals:
  • borerline personality disorder
  • the group members can model appropriate behaviors and expression of feelings to one another
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
  • are frequently unaware that they have a problem
A person constantly strives to be the center of attention yet the ideas the person so eloquently expresses are usually shallow and changeable. if this person were diagnosed with a personality disorder, it MOST likely would be
  • behavioral
  • borderline
  • histrionic
  • cognitive
a friends says to you, he must have antisocial personality disorder, look how careful he is about his well being and how careless he is about others safety. your MOST accurate reply would be
  • schizoid personality disorder
  • provides practice in social interactions
  • narcisitic personality disorder and will not make much progress in therapy
  • " you're partly right; most people with antisocial personality disorder are careless about their own safety as well as the safety of others
If a person primarily dears close social relationships, one would most likely conclude that the person is experiencing
  • avoidant personality disorder
  • all the answers are correct
  • borerline personality disorder
  • a dimensional approach
of the following statements which one most accurately reflects up to date research on DSM 5 categories of personality disorder?
  • biological, and the most likely diagnosis of schizotypical personality disorder
  • the group members can model appropriate behaviors and expression of feelings to one another
  • an individual who has difficulty controlling internal emotions and parents who mislabel those emotions
  • individuals do not necessarily have to have very similar personalities to receive the same diagnosis
An individual diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder reports having a great deal os difficulty figuring out how others feel. and as a child has difficulty developing adequate language skills. These findings would make the MOST sense to a theorist with which background?
  • "odd"
  • cognitive
  • deficits in planning, self control, and decision making
  • borderline
obsessive compulsive personality disorder is MOST common among
  • schizphrenic
  • "dramatic"
  • men with jobs
  • schizophrenia
a group of diagnostic clinicians can't agree with each other on appropriate personality disorder diagnosis for several clients. In fact it is obvious that in many cases they have inaccurately made their diagnosis. Assuming they are competent clinicians this situation would indicate the DSM 5 categories for personality disorder are
  • neither reliable nor valid
  • cognitive therapist
  • avoidant personality disorder
  • obsessive compulsive
With the help of a therapist a client with obsessive compulsive personality disorder has experienced a dramatic decrease in both dichotomous thinking and worrying. The clients behavior is
  • cognitive
  • increasing the clients tolerance of emotional discomfort and building up his or herself image
  • the group members can model appropriate behaviors and expression of feelings to one another
  • uncommon; most with Obsessive compulsive personality disorder do not seek help and this person is most likely receiving cognitive therapy
If an individual has damage to the prefrontal cortex which of the following symptoms would most likely be observed?
  • "research suggests that dialectical behavior therapy is the most effect"
  • feelings or persecution and desire for revenge
  • deficits in planning, self control, and decision making
  • No; they should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all
a client being treated for avodiant personality disorder must increase the number of social contacts per day. The person at the least must greet others with the sentence, "hello; how are you doing?" MOST likely the therapist has which theoretical background?
  • provides practice in social interactions
  • dimmer switch. with the light adjustable from all the way off to all the way on
  • borderline personality disorder
  • a dimensional approach
assume a study of prison inmates diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder shows that they generally experience less anxiety than other people when they lie or con others. This outcome would most strongly support which theoretical position?
  • cognitive
  • histionic
  • behavioral
  • biological
Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of dialectal behavior therapy, would have diagnosed her young adult self with
  • dependent personality disorder
  • borerline personality disorder
  • avoidant personality disorder
  • are frequently unaware that they have a problem
as part of their therapy, clients learn to evaluate their unusual thoughts, track the accuracy of magical predictions and reconnect with the world and with their limitations. The diagnoses of these clients would MOST likely be in which of the following broad categories of personality disorder?
  • borderline
  • "odd"
  • biological
  • cognitive
The " flower children" of the 1960's and the 1970's have sometimes been called the "me" generation, reflecting the supposed self centered individualism of the time. If this is true, a sociocultural theorist would predict a larger than usual percentage of which kind of personality disorder among the aging "me: generation?
  • histionic
  • cognitive
  • narcissistic
  • obsessive compulsive
An individual with a diagnosed personality disorder is emotionally unstable, impulsive, and reckless. This persons diagnosis is likely to be which of the following personality disorders?
  • personality
  • cognitive
  • biological
  • borderline
if instruments such as the "big five" are used to describe personality, rather than relying on DSM-5, then diagnosis of psychological disorder would become
  • no, the kid is too young for that diagnosis
  • dependent personality disorder
  • not to have close ties with others
  • less categorical and more a matter of degree
"it is clear that very demanding parents caused this person to develop paranoid personality disorder" This statement MOST likely would be made by someone from which of the following theoretical perspectives?
  • psychodynamic
  • schizophrenia
  • histionic
  • narcissistic
the two childhood disorders that have been related to later antisocial personality disorder are
  • we really don't know what causes mass murders to act or how to treat them
  • conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • they care for no ones safety except theirs and their children's
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
a friend asked your advice about the MOST effective therapy to use for treating borderline personality disorder. your BEST answer is
  • there is increasing emphasizing on self expression and competitiveness.
  • "research suggests that dialectical behavior therapy is the most effect"
  • No; they should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all
  • no, the kid is too young for that diagnosis
a friend of yours says " a 15 year old high schooler accused of shooting several classmates received a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. your most accurate reply would be
  • neither reliable nor valid
  • no, the kid is too young for that diagnosis
  • are frequently unaware that they have a problem
  • not to have close ties with others
a client has enlarged brain ventricles and a measurable loss of gray matter. these symptoms are
  • narcisitic personality disorder and will not make much progress in therapy
  • biological, and the most likely diagnosis of schizotypical personality disorder
  • No; they should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
Personality disorders are categorized into three main clusters that include all of the following except
  • schizphrenic
  • psychodynamic
  • anal stage
  • ideas of reference
which of the following statements is not generally true of those with antisocial personality disorder?
  • an individual who has difficulty controlling internal emotions and parents who mislabel those emotions
  • they care for no ones safety except theirs and their children's
  • we really don't know what causes mass murders to act or how to treat them
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
one especially good reason to use a form of group therapy in the treatment of dependent personality disorder is that
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
  • the group members can model appropriate behaviors and expression of feelings to one another
  • they care for no ones safety except theirs and their children's
  • conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
The five traits to be included in future revisions of the DSM-5 that utilize a dimensional approach in diagnosing personality disorders are?
  • negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, psychoticism
  • we really don't know what causes mass murders to act or how to treat them
  • No; they should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all
  • behavioral theory
dialectal behavior therapy emphasizes all of the following except:
  • over half attempt suicide at least one in their lives and about 10 percent succeed
  • they may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves
  • the use of anti psychotic medications in an outpatient setting
  • there is increasing emphasizing on self expression and competitiveness.
Schizotypal personality disorders differ from other "odd" personality disorders in that they are related to schizophrenia and
  • Bernie Madoff
  • ideas of reference
  • mood disorders
  • anal stage
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