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1. An enduring, rigid pattern of inner experience and outward behavior that impairs the sense of self, emotional
experiences, goals, capacity for empathy, and/or capacity for intimacy is known as a:
a. character flaw.
b. character trait.
c. personality disorder.
d. schizoaffective disorder.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
2. Enduring and predictable behavioral consistencies are often called:
a. character flows.
b. personality traits.
c. learned characteristics.
d. inherited characteristics.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
3. The consistencies of one's characteristics are called:
a. inherited characteristics.
b. learned responses.
c. personality traits.
d. personality typologies.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
4. When do the symptoms of personality disorders typically become recognizable?
a. early childhood
b. middle childhood
c. early middle age
d. adolescence or early adulthood
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
5. As part of therapy for his paranoia, Derek is engaged in a role-play exercise. Compared to the participants
who do not have paranoia, he is more likely to respond with _____ to the other participants' actions.
a. anger
b. dishonesty
c. manipulativeness
d. delusional thinking
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
6. Which is NOT a description of one of the three clusters of DSM-5-TR personality disorders?
a. odd or eccentric behavior
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b. dramatic behavior
c. high degree of anxiety
d. high degree of learned helplessness
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
7. The "odd" cluster of personality disorders consists of which personality disorders?
a. antisocial, avoidant, and paranoid disorders
b. paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal disorders
c. antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic disorders
d. avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
8. What is the primary reason that people with schizoid personality disorder avoid social contact?
a. paranoid feelings
b. distrust of others
c. fear of rejection
d. preferring to be alone
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
9. How do personality disorders differ from the personality characteristics of typical people?
a. They lead to more maladaptive, distressful, and inflexible behaviors.
b. They include personality traits not experienced by typical people.
c. They are generally treated successfully with antipsychotic medication.
d. They are caused by epigenetic processes.
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
10. A person who is described as a psychopath or sociopath would have _____ personality disorder.
a. borderline
b. obsessive-compulsive
c. antisocial
d. narcissistic
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
11. Lacie has recently been diagnosed with an "odd" personality disorder. It is likely that Lacie also qualifies for
an additional diagnosis of:
a. schizophrenia.
b. depression.
c. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
d. mental retardation.
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CORRECT ANSWERS: a
12. For a pattern of thought and behavior to be diagnosed as a personality disorder, the pattern must be all of
these EXCEPT:
a. long-lasting, wide-ranging, and rigid.
b. significantly different from what is normal for the culture.
c. categorically different from other, less-severe disorders.
d. a source of significant distress or impairment.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
13. DSM-5-TR identifies 10 personality disorders using what is called a:
a. systematic approach.
b. categorical approach.
c. dimensional approach.
d. phrenological approach.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
14. Michael is 19 and has gotten into trouble for mistreating animals and destroying school property. He is
impulsive and lies constantly. What DSM-5-TR diagnosis would he receive?
a. antisocial personality disorder
b. bipolar personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. histrionic personality disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
15. Which biological factor do people with borderline personality disorder share with people who have
antisocial personality disorder?
a. reduced serotonin activity
b. elevated dopamine activity
c. slow autonomic arousal
d. slow EEG waves
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
16. What is a key assumption of the categorical approach to personality disorders?
a. Problematic personality traits are either present or absent.
b. Personality disorders are best understood on a continuum based on severity of symptoms.
c. Individuals can turn their symptoms off and on like a light switch.
d. Children as well as adults should be diagnosed with personality disorders.
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CORRECT ANSWERS: a
17. Lucas likes to be by himself and is anxious around others. He believes he can feel forces that others are
unaware of, and that he can control the actions of others. He also likes to organize and reorganize his books for
hours at a time. What kind of personality disorder does Lucas have?
a. schizoid disorder
b. schizoaffective disorder
c. schizotypal disorder
d. avoidant disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
18. Vladimir has ideas of reference and bodily illusions, which indicates which type of personality disorder?
a. avoidant personality disorder
b. schizotypal personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. schizoaffective personality disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
19. A therapist is treating a person with borderline personality disorder. Which treatment would you
recommend to the therapist, based on current research?
a. rational-emotive behavioral therapy
b. psychodynamic therapy
c. social modeling therapy
d. dialectical behavior therapy
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
20. Why are personality disorders difficult to treat?
a. Individuals do not want to change because they enjoy their symptoms.
b. Individuals are often unaware that they have a problem.
c. Individuals do not feel they need treatment because they don't experience distress.
d. Individuals must first be treated for accompanying mood disorders.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
21. _____ personality disorder was formerly a name for histrionic personality disorder.
a. Hysterical
b. Borderline
c. Dramatic
d. Narcissistic
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
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1. An enduring, rigid pattern of inner experience and outward behavior that impairs the sense of self, emotional
experiences, goals, capacity for empathy, and/or capacity for intimacy is known as a:
a. character flaw.
b. character trait.
c. personality disorder.
d. schizoaffective disorder.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
2. Enduring and predictable behavioral consistencies are often called:
a. character flows.
b. personality traits.
c. learned characteristics.
d. inherited characteristics.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
3. The consistencies of one's characteristics are called:
a. inherited characteristics.
b. learned responses.
c. personality traits.
d. personality typologies.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
4. When do the symptoms of personality disorders typically become recognizable?
a. early childhood
b. middle childhood
c. early middle age
d. adolescence or early adulthood
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
5. As part of therapy for his paranoia, Derek is engaged in a role-play exercise. Compared to the participants
who do not have paranoia, he is more likely to respond with _____ to the other participants' actions.
a. anger
b. dishonesty
c. manipulativeness
d. delusional thinking
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
6. Which is NOT a description of one of the three clusters of DSM-5-TR personality disorders?
a. odd or eccentric behavior
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b. dramatic behavior
c. high degree of anxiety
d. high degree of learned helplessness
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
7. The "odd" cluster of personality disorders consists of which personality disorders?
a. antisocial, avoidant, and paranoid disorders
b. paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal disorders
c. antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic disorders
d. avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
8. What is the primary reason that people with schizoid personality disorder avoid social contact?
a. paranoid feelings
b. distrust of others
c. fear of rejection
d. preferring to be alone
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
9. How do personality disorders differ from the personality characteristics of typical people?
a. They lead to more maladaptive, distressful, and inflexible behaviors.
b. They include personality traits not experienced by typical people.
c. They are generally treated successfully with antipsychotic medication.
d. They are caused by epigenetic processes.
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
10. A person who is described as a psychopath or sociopath would have _____ personality disorder.
a. borderline
b. obsessive-compulsive
c. antisocial
d. narcissistic
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
11. Lacie has recently been diagnosed with an "odd" personality disorder. It is likely that Lacie also qualifies for
an additional diagnosis of:
a. schizophrenia.
b. depression.
c. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
d. mental retardation.
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CORRECT ANSWERS: a
12. For a pattern of thought and behavior to be diagnosed as a personality disorder, the pattern must be all of
these EXCEPT:
a. long-lasting, wide-ranging, and rigid.
b. significantly different from what is normal for the culture.
c. categorically different from other, less-severe disorders.
d. a source of significant distress or impairment.
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
13. DSM-5-TR identifies 10 personality disorders using what is called a:
a. systematic approach.
b. categorical approach.
c. dimensional approach.
d. phrenological approach.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
14. Michael is 19 and has gotten into trouble for mistreating animals and destroying school property. He is
impulsive and lies constantly. What DSM-5-TR diagnosis would he receive?
a. antisocial personality disorder
b. bipolar personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. histrionic personality disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
15. Which biological factor do people with borderline personality disorder share with people who have
antisocial personality disorder?
a. reduced serotonin activity
b. elevated dopamine activity
c. slow autonomic arousal
d. slow EEG waves
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
16. What is a key assumption of the categorical approach to personality disorders?
a. Problematic personality traits are either present or absent.
b. Personality disorders are best understood on a continuum based on severity of symptoms.
c. Individuals can turn their symptoms off and on like a light switch.
d. Children as well as adults should be diagnosed with personality disorders.
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CORRECT ANSWERS: a
17. Lucas likes to be by himself and is anxious around others. He believes he can feel forces that others are
unaware of, and that he can control the actions of others. He also likes to organize and reorganize his books for
hours at a time. What kind of personality disorder does Lucas have?
a. schizoid disorder
b. schizoaffective disorder
c. schizotypal disorder
d. avoidant disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: c
18. Vladimir has ideas of reference and bodily illusions, which indicates which type of personality disorder?
a. avoidant personality disorder
b. schizotypal personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. schizoaffective personality disorder
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
19. A therapist is treating a person with borderline personality disorder. Which treatment would you
recommend to the therapist, based on current research?
a. rational-emotive behavioral therapy
b. psychodynamic therapy
c. social modeling therapy
d. dialectical behavior therapy
CORRECT ANSWERS: d
20. Why are personality disorders difficult to treat?
a. Individuals do not want to change because they enjoy their symptoms.
b. Individuals are often unaware that they have a problem.
c. Individuals do not feel they need treatment because they don't experience distress.
d. Individuals must first be treated for accompanying mood disorders.
CORRECT ANSWERS: b
21. _____ personality disorder was formerly a name for histrionic personality disorder.
a. Hysterical
b. Borderline
c. Dramatic
d. Narcissistic
CORRECT ANSWERS: a
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