Question 1
pts
How is the criterion of distress met for someone who has very little awareness of their
disordered behavior?
The behavior, affect, or cognition attracts the attention of others, who then make the
person aware of their disordered behavior.
Correct!
The behavior, affect, or cognition affects others who then experience psychological
distress.
The person experiences unexplained somatic symptoms (e.g. chronic headache,
stomachache, diarrhea) that are considered manifestations of distress.
The person loses his or her job as a result of the behavior, cognition, or affect, even
though they may not connect the two.
The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Defining Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 2
pts
Pervasive—which means the trait or behavior emerges in all aspects of the individual’s
life—is similar to Allport’s term _____.
Correct!
cardinal
central
secondary
lexical
, The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Defining Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 3
pts
Following the five-factor model, which of the following might you expect someone with
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder to score low on?
neuroticism
conscientiousness
Correct!
openness to new experience
extraversion
The answer can be found in Section 10.2 Types of Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 4
pts
Which of the following scenarios is an example of referential thinking, which is common
in schizotypal personality disorder?
Caroline sees the faces of people she knows in clouds in the sky.
Caroline believes that her classmates are to blame for her emotional problems.
Caroline is so superstitious that she does not walk on a sidewalk crack or under a
ladder.
Correct!
pts
How is the criterion of distress met for someone who has very little awareness of their
disordered behavior?
The behavior, affect, or cognition attracts the attention of others, who then make the
person aware of their disordered behavior.
Correct!
The behavior, affect, or cognition affects others who then experience psychological
distress.
The person experiences unexplained somatic symptoms (e.g. chronic headache,
stomachache, diarrhea) that are considered manifestations of distress.
The person loses his or her job as a result of the behavior, cognition, or affect, even
though they may not connect the two.
The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Defining Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 2
pts
Pervasive—which means the trait or behavior emerges in all aspects of the individual’s
life—is similar to Allport’s term _____.
Correct!
cardinal
central
secondary
lexical
, The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Defining Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 3
pts
Following the five-factor model, which of the following might you expect someone with
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder to score low on?
neuroticism
conscientiousness
Correct!
openness to new experience
extraversion
The answer can be found in Section 10.2 Types of Personality Disorders, in Personality
Question 4
pts
Which of the following scenarios is an example of referential thinking, which is common
in schizotypal personality disorder?
Caroline sees the faces of people she knows in clouds in the sky.
Caroline believes that her classmates are to blame for her emotional problems.
Caroline is so superstitious that she does not walk on a sidewalk crack or under a
ladder.
Correct!
