Chapter 10: Personality Disorders

Chapter 10: Personality Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below 

 

Chapter 10: Personality Disorders

 

Multiple-Choice Questions

 

10.1–1. There is a general agreement among researchers that personality

1. is mainly learned.
2. can be characterized by five basic trait dimensions.
3. has an infinite number of possible trait dimensions.
4. is mainly genetic.

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Question ID: 10.1-1

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: b. can be characterized by five basic trait dimensions.

 

10.1-2. Individuals with personality disorders

1. comply with societal expectations.
2. reject societal expectations.
3. are unable to perform some roles expected by society.
4. have a strong sense of self.

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Question ID: 10.1-2

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: c. are unable to perform some roles expected by society.

 

10.1-3. Personality disorders were once known as

1. character disorders.
2. identity disorders.
3. conduct disorders.
4. maladaptive behavioral patterns.

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Question ID: 10.1-3

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: a. character disorders.

 

10.1-4. Unlike disorders like depression and PTSD,

1. personality disorders develop gradually.
2. multiple causal events can be identified when a personality disorder has developed.
3. those with personality disorders experience considerable subjective distress.
4. personality disorders are emotional disorders.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 10.1-4

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. personality disorders develop gradually.

 

10.1-5. Which statement about personality disorders is accurate?

1. The category is broad and encompasses behavioral problems that vary widely in form and severity.
2. The personality disorders are considered situation-specific problems in behaving.
3. Most of the personality disorders are extreme reactions to stressful life events.
4. Even the milder cases of personality disorders produce severe impairments in social and occupational functioning.

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Question ID: 10.1-5

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: a. The category is broad and encompasses behavioral problems that vary widely in form and severity.

 

10.1-6. Because they were regarded as being different from standard psychiatric syndromes, the personality disorders in DSM-IV were

1. not listed.
2. categorized as emotional disorders.
3. separated from mood disorders.
4. given what is called a “provisional” category.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 10.1-6

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: c. separated from mood disorders.

 

10.1-7. The behavioral patterns of individuals with personality disorders

1. tend to fluctuate over time.
2. tend to normalize with experience as an individual matures.
3. are thought to be relatively consistent over time, with little adaptation to new kinds of experiences.
4. are remarkable in their tendency to shift dramatically from one kind of disorder to another.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-7

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. are thought to be relatively consistent over time, with little adaptation to new kinds of experiences.

 

10.1-8. According to the DSM-5, which of the following must be true for a personality disorder diagnosis?

1. The patient’s behavior must reflect a lack of impulse control.
2. The patient must experience mild irritability.
3. Signs of psychosis must be present.
4. The person’s behavior problems must cause them distress or impairment.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 10.1-8

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

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Answer: d. The person’s behavior problems must cause them distress or impairment.

 

10.1-9. People find Adam difficult to be around. His behavior is unpredictable and erratic but most often is annoying to others. He doesn’t seem to learn from his bad experiences, instead he keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over. His family says Adam has been like this since at least junior high school. Adam most likely has

1. a mood disorder.
2. an anxiety disorder.
3. a dissociative disorder.
4. a personality disorder.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 10.1-9

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Topic: Clinical Features of Personality Disorders

Skill: Applied

Answer: d. a personality disorder.

 

10.1-10. Misdiagnoses are common when looking at potential personality disorders because

1. the diagnostic criteria are objective.
2. many of the personality disorders share common features.
3. most of those in treatment for personality disorders are heavily medicated.
4. it is usually not possible to determine when the problematic behavior began.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 10.1-10

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Diagnosing

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: b. many of the personality disorders share common features.

 

10.1-11. Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders,

1. they are rarely used in clinical practice.
2. it is less likely that research on a disorder will be able to be replicated by other researchers.
3. they are considered by clinicians only as suggestions and do not have an impact on treatment decisions.
4. very little research or search for treatments is done.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-11

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Diagnosing

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: b. it is less likely that research on a disorder will be able to be replicated by other researchers.

 

10.1-12. The five- factor model

1. is a model of normal personality that includes an expanded description of the five basic personality dimensions.
2. is a model that attempts to explain personality disorders by dividing them into five main categories.
3. is a model that explains the causes of personality disorders by describing the five most important factors that lead to their development.
4. is a five-step model for the treatment of personality disorders.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-12

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Diagnosing

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. is a model of normal personality that includes an expanded description of the five basic personality dimensions.

 

10.1-13. Which of the following is a factor that complicates determining the causes of personality disorders?

1. The high likelihood that an individual with one personality disorder may also have another
2. The availability of only prospective data
3. The wealth of biological data available
4. The inability to gather information from the patients themselves, due to the prevalence of memory disorders among those with personality disorders

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-13

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Studying the Causes

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. The high likelihood that an individual with one personality disorder may also have another

 

10.1-14. The finding that temperament may play a role in the etiology of personality disorders suggests that

1. all personality disorders have a biological basis.
2. learning plays a significant role in the development of personality disorders.
3. the environment does not play a causal role in the development of mood disorders.
4. a susceptibility to the development of a personality disorder may be inherited.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-14

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Studying the Causes

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: d. a susceptibility to the development of a personality disorder may be inherited.

 

10.1-15. The best description of the biological component of personality disorders is

1. they are directly inherited disorders.
2. they have no biological component, they are learned.
3. personality traits are inherited that predispose a person to developing a personality disorder.
4. people inherit the trait of anxiety, which underlies all of the personality disorders and predisposes people to developing a personality disorder.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 10.1-15

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Topic: Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders/Difficulties in

Studying the Causes

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. personality traits are inherited that predispose a person to developing a

personality disorder.