Deck 11: Treatment of Comorbidity and Other Disorders

Question 1

In patients demonstrating the "dramatic" cluster symptoms, the use of antidepressants like the SSRIs or even mood stabilizers are often helpful.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Experts once believed that the use of medications in the treatment of personality disorders interfered with psychotherapy.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What percentage of personality disorders may have a genetic factor?

A) 40-60%
B) 50-70%
C) 60-80%
D) None of these

Answer 3

40-60%

Question 4

Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated differences in the frontal lobe functioning of patients with schizotypal personality disorder.

Question 5

Typically, SSRIs are used for which of the following cluster(s) or groups?

A) Cluster "a" only
B) Cluster "b" only
C) Clusters "a" and "b"
D) Clusters "b" and "c"

Question 6

There are currently eight medications that are FDA approved for treating personality disorders.

Question 7

Antipsychotic medications may be needed to treat the symptoms of patients in the first cluster.

Question 8

Cluster "dramatic" symptoms include:

A) Impulsive, depressive, angry and labile symptoms.
B) Paranoid, eccentric, thought disordered, dissociative.
C) Anxious, inhibited, and avoidant.
D) Fussy or neurotic symptoms.

Question 9

What percentage of the general population have personality disorders?

A) 3-5%
B) 7-9%
C) 10-15%
D) 24-27%

Question 10

What percentage of Borderline Personality Disorder patients are taking at least one medication?

A) 5-10%
B) 34%
C) 50-60%
D) 90-99%

Question 11

Current research suggests that biological factors may account for about 40-?60% of all cases.

Question 12

Historically, ________ has been used to calm anxious, impulsive patients:

A) Buspar
B) Wellbutrin
C) Neurontin
D) All of these

Question 13

Approximately 7% of the general population has a personality disorder.

Question 14

Current research and evidence suggests that personality disorders are a biopsychosocial entity caused by complex interactions of psychosocial and biological factors.

Question 15

Which of the following was found in the literature to be contributing factors in impulsive and violent behaviors?

A) head trauma
B) toxic substances
C) low serotonin levels
D) All of the above

Question 16

While medications like Depakote and Tegretol have been used to calm a labile and anxious patient, a newer medication called ___________ has been used with success.

A) Valium
B) valbenazine
C) buspirone
D) Trileptal