Chapter 12 (Barlow)

Question 1

Persistent pattern of emotions, cognitions, and behavior that results in enduring emotional distress for the person affected and/or for others and may cause difficulties with work and relationships

Answer 1

Personality Disorder

Question 2

Cluster A—Odd or Eccentric Disorders (Personality Disorders)

Answer 2

Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD

Question 3

A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent

Answer 3

Paranoid personality disorder

Question 4

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.

Answer 4

Schizoid personality disorder

Question 5

A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with reduced capacity for
close relationships, as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.

Answer 5

Schizotypal personality disorder

Question 6

Cluster B—Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Disorders (personality disorder)

Answer 6

Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD

Question 7

A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others.

Answer 7

Antisocial personality disorder

Question 8

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affects, and control over impulses.

Answer 8

Borderline personality disorder

Question 9

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotion and attention seeking.

Answer 9

Histrionic personality disorder

Question 10

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy

Answer 10

Narcissistic personality disorder

Question 11

Cluster C—Anxious or Fearful Disorders (Personality disorder)

Answer 11

Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive-compulsive PD

Question 12

A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

Answer 12

Avoidant personality disorder

Question 13

A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, which leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.

Answer 13

Dependent personality disorder

Question 14

A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency

Answer 14

Obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder

Question 15

People with unusual emotional responses and impulsive rages but no deficits in reasoning ability

Answer 15

Manie sans délire

Question 16

Separate diagnosis for children who engage in behaviors that violate society’s norms

Answer 16

Conduct disorder

Question 17

This designation is an indication that the young person presents in a way that suggests personality characteristics similar to an adult with psychopathy

Answer 17

With a callous-unemotional presentation

Question 18

Underlying aspects of a disorder that might be more directly influenced by genes.

Answer 18

Endophenotype

Question 19

Psychopaths have abnormally low levels of cortical arousal

Answer 19

Underarousal hypothesis

Question 20

Involves helping people cope with the stressors that seem to trigger suicidal
behaviors and other maladaptive responses.

Answer 20

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)