Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context.

The personality disorder characterized by extreme instability in behavior and emotion,impulsivity,depression,and self-injurious behaviors is ________ personality disorder.

Which of the following statements accurately describes treatment for narcissistic personality disorder?

The first significant supporting evidence for a biological cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes

According to your text,the most accurate statement regarding the treatment of histrionic personality disorder is that

Which of the following is the most likely model to explain the cause of borderline personality disorder?

The personality disorder that is characterized by an insistence that things have to be done "the right way" is ________ personality disorder.

Lenny is 25 years old and has had multiple arrests for assaults,theft,and drug use.He has hurt strangers,friends,and family and has never shown any remorse or regret.Following his last arrest,Lenny met with a social worker who told him about antisocial personality disorder; he is now convinced that that is "what's wrong" with him.Lenny recently went to a local community mental health center and asked to be treated by a psychotherapist.The problem with this story is that

A woman demonstrating a high degree of Western "stereotypical female" traits might well be diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder.Which of the following would probably occur if a man demonstrated very stereotypical masculine traits?

The term "hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron,which means

Mrs.B received a very poor rating by her supervisor,who had been constantly criticizing her in front of her coworkers.When she got home,her kids ran up to greet her,all talking at once.Mrs.B responded by yelling,"Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm tired?" According to psychoanalytic theory,this is an example of the defense mechanism known as

Describe the three clusters of DSM-5 personality disorders and provide an explanation of each personality disorder that belongs to each cluster.What adjectives are generally used to describe each cluster?

The personality disorder that shares many similar symptoms with schizophrenia is

One of the likely problems a therapist may encounter while trying to help a patient with histrionic personality disorder is the patient's

Severe internal conflicts that produce a lot of anxiety or other emotions can trigger self-defeating defensive processes or symptoms such as

Research about psychological disorders falls into three basic categories.Which is NOT one of these categories?

Which of the following are the two major theories that have been proposed to explain antisocial personality disorder?

Describe the basic features of antisocial personality disorder.Why is psychotherapy with this population so likely to fail?

The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality because

The criminal behavior of those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder tends to

In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his or her own unacceptable feelings,impulses,or thoughts to another person?