PSY 333 Final Exam Study Guide: Complete Abnormal Psychology Review
personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of
behavior and inner experience that deviate from the expectations of a person's culture.
a - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following DSM personality disorders is more common in
males than in females?
a) antisocial personality disorder
b) borderline personality disorder
c) avoidant personality disorder
d) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
pervasive and inflexible - correct answer ✔✔Compared to normal personality styles, personality
disorders are more
borderline and histrionic; antisocial and narcissistic - correct answer ✔✔Women are more likely
than men to be diagnosed with __________ personality disorders, and men are more likely than
women to be diagnosed with __________ personality disorders.
less severe - correct answer ✔✔The symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder are similar to
those seen in schizophrenia, but tend to be __________
histrionic - correct answer ✔✔Which personality disorder is characterized by excessive
emotionality, attention-seeking behavior, and inappropriate seductiveness?
need for admiration - correct answer ✔✔Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by
a(n)
,parental inconsistency - correct answer ✔✔A major family variable that contributes to later
psychopathy in children is
boderline - correct answer ✔✔Yolanda vacillates between feeling extremely positive feelings for
her friend and having extreme negative feelings for her, often for no apparent reason. When
these changes in her disposition occur, she also experiences deep depression and sometimes
engages in self-injurious behavior. On the basis of this information, Yolanda most likely has
__________ personality disorder.
emotional dysregulation and experiences of invalidation. - correct answer ✔✔Two primary
features of Linehan's diathesis-stress theory of borderline personality disorder are
have vulnerable self-esteem - correct answer ✔✔According to the social-cognitive model of
narcissistic personality disorder, individuals with this disorder
paranoid personality disorder - correct answer ✔✔Carla has a difficult time maintaining
friendships. She is generally suspicious of the motives of other people, often misinterpreting the
behavior of her friends. Based on this information, the most likely personality disorder diagnosis
for Carla would be
histrionic personality disorder - correct answer ✔✔The key feature of _______________ is
overly dramatic and attention-seeking behavior.
adolescence or early adulthood - correct answer ✔✔Schizophrenia most commonly appears in
positive, negative, and disorganized - correct answer ✔✔Symptoms of schizophrenia have been
classified as
anhedonia - correct answer ✔✔James is struggling with schizophrenia. He also finds it difficult
to experience pleasure from activities that he enjoyed before his symptoms began. This is an
example of
,a - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following are examples of negative symptoms of
schizophrenia?
a) flat affect, lack of initiative
b) hallucinations and delusions
c) difficulty concentrating, low intelligence, poor memory
d) catatonic immobility, waxy flexibility
delusions of persecution - correct answer ✔✔Among those with schizophrenia who suffer from
delusions, a large majority experience
grandiose delusions - correct answer ✔✔An exaggerated sense of importance, power,
knowledge, or identity is known as a
enlarged ventricles - correct answer ✔✔A consistent brain abnormality found among people
with schizophrenia is
personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔Longstanding, pervasive, inflexible, extreme, and
persistent patterns of behavior and inner experience
Unstable positive sense of self
Unable to sustain close relationships
personality - correct answer ✔✔Alternative DSM-5 Model for __________________ Disorders
included in the appendix of the DSM-5
Reason changes are being considered and included in appendix:
, Half who met diagnostic criteria for one DSM-IV-TR personality disorder met diagnostic criteria
for another personality disorder
Some of the DSM-IV-TR personality diagnoses are rare (< 2%)
Many people who seem to have serious personality problems do not fit any of the personality
disorder diagnoses
Individuals with a personality disorder can vary a good deal from one another in the nature of
their personality traits and the severity of their condition
To capture subsyndromal symptoms better
3 clusters of personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔Odd/Eccentric
Dramatic/Erratic
Anxious/Fearful
paranoid PD - correct answer ✔✔distrust and suspicious of others
Pervasive tendency to be inappropriately suspicious of others' motive and behaviors
Unwarranted suspiciousness
Reluctance to confide in others
schizoid PD - correct answer ✔✔detachment from social relationships and restricted range of
emotional expression
personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of
behavior and inner experience that deviate from the expectations of a person's culture.
a - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following DSM personality disorders is more common in
males than in females?
a) antisocial personality disorder
b) borderline personality disorder
c) avoidant personality disorder
d) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
pervasive and inflexible - correct answer ✔✔Compared to normal personality styles, personality
disorders are more
borderline and histrionic; antisocial and narcissistic - correct answer ✔✔Women are more likely
than men to be diagnosed with __________ personality disorders, and men are more likely than
women to be diagnosed with __________ personality disorders.
less severe - correct answer ✔✔The symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder are similar to
those seen in schizophrenia, but tend to be __________
histrionic - correct answer ✔✔Which personality disorder is characterized by excessive
emotionality, attention-seeking behavior, and inappropriate seductiveness?
need for admiration - correct answer ✔✔Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by
a(n)
,parental inconsistency - correct answer ✔✔A major family variable that contributes to later
psychopathy in children is
boderline - correct answer ✔✔Yolanda vacillates between feeling extremely positive feelings for
her friend and having extreme negative feelings for her, often for no apparent reason. When
these changes in her disposition occur, she also experiences deep depression and sometimes
engages in self-injurious behavior. On the basis of this information, Yolanda most likely has
__________ personality disorder.
emotional dysregulation and experiences of invalidation. - correct answer ✔✔Two primary
features of Linehan's diathesis-stress theory of borderline personality disorder are
have vulnerable self-esteem - correct answer ✔✔According to the social-cognitive model of
narcissistic personality disorder, individuals with this disorder
paranoid personality disorder - correct answer ✔✔Carla has a difficult time maintaining
friendships. She is generally suspicious of the motives of other people, often misinterpreting the
behavior of her friends. Based on this information, the most likely personality disorder diagnosis
for Carla would be
histrionic personality disorder - correct answer ✔✔The key feature of _______________ is
overly dramatic and attention-seeking behavior.
adolescence or early adulthood - correct answer ✔✔Schizophrenia most commonly appears in
positive, negative, and disorganized - correct answer ✔✔Symptoms of schizophrenia have been
classified as
anhedonia - correct answer ✔✔James is struggling with schizophrenia. He also finds it difficult
to experience pleasure from activities that he enjoyed before his symptoms began. This is an
example of
,a - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following are examples of negative symptoms of
schizophrenia?
a) flat affect, lack of initiative
b) hallucinations and delusions
c) difficulty concentrating, low intelligence, poor memory
d) catatonic immobility, waxy flexibility
delusions of persecution - correct answer ✔✔Among those with schizophrenia who suffer from
delusions, a large majority experience
grandiose delusions - correct answer ✔✔An exaggerated sense of importance, power,
knowledge, or identity is known as a
enlarged ventricles - correct answer ✔✔A consistent brain abnormality found among people
with schizophrenia is
personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔Longstanding, pervasive, inflexible, extreme, and
persistent patterns of behavior and inner experience
Unstable positive sense of self
Unable to sustain close relationships
personality - correct answer ✔✔Alternative DSM-5 Model for __________________ Disorders
included in the appendix of the DSM-5
Reason changes are being considered and included in appendix:
, Half who met diagnostic criteria for one DSM-IV-TR personality disorder met diagnostic criteria
for another personality disorder
Some of the DSM-IV-TR personality diagnoses are rare (< 2%)
Many people who seem to have serious personality problems do not fit any of the personality
disorder diagnoses
Individuals with a personality disorder can vary a good deal from one another in the nature of
their personality traits and the severity of their condition
To capture subsyndromal symptoms better
3 clusters of personality disorders - correct answer ✔✔Odd/Eccentric
Dramatic/Erratic
Anxious/Fearful
paranoid PD - correct answer ✔✔distrust and suspicious of others
Pervasive tendency to be inappropriately suspicious of others' motive and behaviors
Unwarranted suspiciousness
Reluctance to confide in others
schizoid PD - correct answer ✔✔detachment from social relationships and restricted range of
emotional expression
