Deck 14: Borderline Personality Disorder Bpd

Question 1

Which of the following is not a common characteristic of individuals with BPD?

A) Antagonism and hostility
B) Lack of stable self image
C) Trouble with empathy
D) Lack of interest in social relationships

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A large overlap between BPD and mood disorders has led some to speculate that BPD is more appropriately regarded as a mood disorder variant

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is a commonly held explanation for the increased prevalence of female BPD patients in treatment samples?

A) Women tend to have higher levels of impulsivity and thus are more likely to have dangerous BPD symptoms.
B) Women are more likely to engage in self-harm.
C) Women are more likely to seek treatment in general.
D) Men are more likely to meet 4 rather than 5 symptom criteria.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not mentioned as a potential core etiological feature of BPD?

A) Psychoticisim
B) Affective instability
C) Disinhibition
D) Negative affectivity

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of an "invalidating" response from a parent as per Linehan's biosocial-developmental model?

A) "You've always been a failure and you'll always be a failure."
B) "Mommy won't love you if you don't finish your meal."
C) "You don't love your father, you hate him."
D) "Everyone out there wants to hurt you."

Question 6

Which of the following is the least common form of attachment in BPD individuals?

A) Anxious
B) Dismissive
C) Secure
D) Fearful

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of an executive neurocognitive process?

A) Task delegation
B) Prepulse inhibition
C) Visual Scanning
D) Interference Control

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the common challenges for clinicians treating BPD clients?

A) Symptoms are not seen as distressing by the client.
B) Client is mistrustful of the clinician.
C) Client engages in behaviors that threaten the clinician's ability to continue seeing the client.
D) Client fails to improve unless they receive long-term and intensive therapy.

Question 9

Which one of the following is not a feature of dialectical behavior therapy?

A) Weekly psychotherapy sessions.
B) Interpretation of countertransference.
C) 24-hour therapist availability.
D) Skills training in a group format.

Question 10

Which of the following is a correct pairing of a drug and the symptom it helps to alleviate in BPD?

A) SSRIs improve aggression.
B) Mood stabilizers improve dissociative symptoms.
C) Lithium improves empathizing.
D) Antipsychotics improve impulsivity.

Question 11

How many different types of executive neurocognition are there?

A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2

Question 12

Although DBT is an extremely popular treatment, Bateman and Fonagy (2010) developed a new therapeutic approach called:

A) Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP)
B) Schema-focused therapy (SFT)
C) Mentalization-based Therapy (MBT)
D) Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)