Deck 13: Personality Disorders

Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding age and personality disorder diagnoses?

A) The DSM-5 prohibits assignment of a personality disorder diagnosis in anyone under 18 years of age.
B) The DSM-5 notes that personality disorders are most reliably diagnosed when an individual is at least 16 years of age.
C) A note appears in the DSM-5 section on Cluster A personality disorders advising caution in diagnosing these disorders in older adults given their low prevalence in this population.
D) A DSM-5 diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder requires the individual to be at least 18 years of age.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Cluster B personality disorders include all of the following except:

A) Borderline
B) Antisocial
C) Histrionic
D) Paranoid

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An individual who presents as a "loner," is cold, unemotional (lacking sensitivity), and prefers solitude and isolation might best be described as having which personality disorder?

A) Paranoid
B) Schizoid
C) Schizotypal
D) Avoidant

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A hypersensitivity to negative evaluations gives this personality disorder considerable overlap with Social Anxiety Disorder:

A) Avoidant
B) Dependent
C) Paranoid
D) Schizoid

Question 5

The dynamic self-regulatory processing model attempts to explain self-esteem regulation in which personality disorder?

A) Avoidant
B) Narcissistic
C) Histrionic
D) Borderline

Question 6

The use of clarification, confrontation, and transference interpretations are used in which of the following treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder?

A) Mentalization-Based Treatment
B) Dialectical Behavior Therapy
C) Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
D) Schema-Focused Therapy

Question 7

U.K. and U.S. guidelines for treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder differ, with UK guidelines recommending medication (e.g., antipsychotics) only in cases of crisis.

Question 8

Horowitz's Integrative Configural Analysis is used to treat:

A) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Antisocial Personality Disorder
C) Dependent Personality Disorder
D) Histrionic Personality Disorder

Question 9

In treating Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) in psychotherapy:

A) Group therapy is typically not recommended because these individuals can be critical and domineering.
B) Exposure and response prevention strategies used to treat OCD can be used.
C) A focus on thoughts rather than feelings is more effective.
D) Outcomes are likely to be enhanced if the client is also taking SSRI medication.

Question 10

Which of the following is false about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?

A) It conceptualizes emotional dysregulation as a core clinical feature that drives other symptoms of BPD.
B) The treatment emphasizes the synthesis of opposites or apparent polarities, the primary being acceptance and change.
C) It is based on psychodynamic principles related to object relations.
D) Treatment involves a balancing of two core strategies: validation and problem solving.