Exam 18: Disorders of Personality

Which disorder appears in the DSM Cluster B?

What is the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)?

Sally is very high in extraversion and neuroticism while she is also low in agreeableness and conscientiousness. This pattern corresponds most closely to which personality disorder?

High neuroticism is NOT associated with which personality disorder?

Someone who is a workaholic might just suffer from which personality disorder?

Which of the following is one of the diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)?

Some researchers have suggested that strep throat infections in children are associated with the development of schizoid personality disorder.

Explain the distinction between ego-syntonic and ego-dystonic disorders. How might this issue affect the assessment of personality disorders? What strategies can be used to address this concern when attempting to diagnosis personality disorders?

Individuals who suffer from avoidant personality disorder actually have deep cravings for social contact and acceptance.

What term describes the exemplar or ideal mental image associated with a particular category?

People who have ego-syntonic personality disorders ________.

Individuals with this personality disorder are prone to "splitting" the ways that they view other people in their lives.

Which French psychiatrist identified the problem known as madness without distortion (manie sans delire)?

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding ego-dystonic afflictions?

Someone who constantly monitors others for the slightest sign of betrayal may suffer from which personality disorder?

Which of the maladaptive personality traits proposed for the DSM-V bears the closest resemblance to low conscientiousness in the Big Five?

Someone who takes absolutely no pleasure from social interactions ranging from conversation to sexual activities might have which personality disorder?

The hallmark of borderline personality disorder is ________.

Narcissistic personality disorder might be the ultimate ego-dystonic disorder.

Someone who absolutely must have a relationship in which they are uncritically accepted is likely to have which personality disorder?