Chapter 13 - Personality Disorders Flashcards
Personality disorders are categorized into three main clusters that include all of the following EXCEPT
Schizophrenic
Reese is distrustful of others and reacts quickly to perceived threats. Even though he has no evidence, he is sure his wife is unfaithful. He finds it almost impossible to forgive those he thinks have wronged him. Reese displays the characteristics of:
paranoid personality disorder.
An adult has been jailed for the third time for fraud; each time it has been for persuading investors to put money into a phony silver mine. If the adult has received a DSM-5 diagnosis, the MOST likely diagnosis is:
antisocial personality disorder.
What is a common reason for the hospitalization of people with borderline personality disorder?
They may attempt suicide or otherwise hurt themselves.
The “flower children” of the 1960s and 1970s 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?
narcissistic
The TV show Monk features a detective who is very seldom happy, has few good friends, insists on a very rigid order and way in which he must do things, and frequently has difficulty making up his mind about what to do. If he were diagnosed with a personality disorder, it would MOST likely be:
obsessive-compulsive.
A group of diagnostic clinicians can’t agree with each other on appropriate personality disorder diagnoses for several clients. In fact, it is obvious that, in many cases, they have made inaccurate diagnoses. Assuming they are competent clinicians, this situation would indicate the DSM-5 categories for personality disorder are:
neither reliable nor valid.
According to current research, if a person living in the United States is distrustful of both lawyers and congressional members, that type of person is:
common: most people in the United States distrust both lawyers and congressional members.
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:
schizoid personality disorder.
The disorder that appears to be MOST closely related to schizotypal personality disorder is:
schizophrenia.
If you wanted to write a book about a fictional character who is a “typical” example of antisocial personality disorder, you might have the character exhibit all of the following EXCEPT:
periods of very high anxiety.
An individual with a diagnosed personality disorder is emotionally unstable, impulsive, and reckless. This person’s diagnosis is likely to be which of the following personality disorders?
borderline
If an individual has damage to the prefrontal cortex, which of the following symptoms would MOST likely be observed?
deficits in planning, self-control, and decision making
A friend asks your advice about the BEST therapy to use for treating borderline personality disorder. Your BEST answer is:
“Research suggests that dialectical behavior therapy is the most effective.”
When the seat belt light in DiDi’s car stays on for a few extra seconds, she bursts into tears. She always craves attention and reacts to even the smallest event with an elaborate show of emotion. She probably could receive a diagnosis of:
histrionic personality disorder.
