Personality Disorders and Eating
Disorders
Personality disorders are defined as:
a) long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience
that deviate from the expectations of a person's culture
b) any psychological disorder having an onset before age 12 and recurring at least three
times during adult life
c) a chronic pattern of extreme instability in relationships, mood, and self-image
d) maladaptive behaviours that consistently violate the rights of others - answera) long-
standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience that
deviate from the expectations of a person's culture
Cluster A (odd or eccentric behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) paranoid
b) antisocial
c) schizoid
d) schizotypal - answerb) antisocial
Cluster B (anxious or fearful behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of the
following EXCEPT:
a) antisocial
b) borderline
c) histrionic
d) narcissistic
e) obsessive-compulsive - answere) obsessive-compulsive
Cluster C (dramatic, emotional or erratic behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of
the following EXCEPT:
a) avoidant
b) dependent
c) disorderly
d) obsessive-compulsive - answerc) disorderly
1 in _______ meet the criteria for a personality disorder:
a) 5
,b) 10
c) 20
d) 50 - answerb) 10
True or False. Personality disorders are more common among people with a
psychological disorder?
a) True
b) False - answera) True (Anxiety, mood and substance particularly pronounced for
Cluster B)
Which of the following is true for comorbid personality disorders:
a) more severe symptoms
b) poorer social functioning
c) worse treatment outcomes
d) all of the above - answerd) all of the above (doubles the risk of poor outcomes in
depressive disorders and worse outcomes for anxiety disorders)
Recent research on personality disorders indicates that the reliability of diagnosis is:
a) acceptable for antisocial personality disorder, but inadequate for most others.
b) improved if structured interviews are used.
c) totally inadequate.
d) better than most diagnostic categories. - answerb) improved if structured interviews
are used.
Which of the following is a major concerns with the DSM-5 approach to personality
disorders is that:
a) disorders are not as stable as definition implies
b) disorders develop in adolescence so should sit with that category
c) disorders may fall into a number of categories
d) not all personality disorders are covered - answera) disorders are not as stable as
definition implies (high comorbidity rates also a concern)
________ of those with a personality disorder meet the criteria for another personality
disorder.
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 50% - answerd) 50% (schizotypal, avoidant and paranoid all have difficulty forming
relationships so often co-occur)
, Lack of _________________ reliability and high rates of comorbidity make the DSM
less than ideal for classifying personality disorders.
a) interrater
b) test-retest
c) internal consistency
d) construct - answerb) test-retest
The alternate DSM model for personality disorders reduces the number of disorders (to
6) and incorporates:
a) structured diagnostic interviews
b) personality trait dimensions
c) personality subtypes
d) personality subdimensions - answerb) personality trait dimensions
Which of the following is NOT one of the personality disorders excluded from the
alternative DSM model?
a) schizoid
b) schizotypal
c) dependent
d) histrionic
e) paranoid - answerb) schizotypal (the others are excluded because they rarely occur.
Paranoid because of the overlap)
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of focusing on personality traits:
a) can specify which trait are of most concern to client
b) ratings tend to be more stable over time
c) easier to diagnose a personality disorder for clinicians
d) dimensions are related to many aspects of psychological adjustment and physical
outcomes - answerc) easier to diagnose a personality disorder for clinicians
True or False. Personality disorders are strongly related to early adversity.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Which is the most heritable personality disorder?
a) borderline
b) obsessive-compulsive
c) dependent
d) avoidant - answerb) obsessive-compulsive
Disorders
Personality disorders are defined as:
a) long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience
that deviate from the expectations of a person's culture
b) any psychological disorder having an onset before age 12 and recurring at least three
times during adult life
c) a chronic pattern of extreme instability in relationships, mood, and self-image
d) maladaptive behaviours that consistently violate the rights of others - answera) long-
standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience that
deviate from the expectations of a person's culture
Cluster A (odd or eccentric behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) paranoid
b) antisocial
c) schizoid
d) schizotypal - answerb) antisocial
Cluster B (anxious or fearful behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of the
following EXCEPT:
a) antisocial
b) borderline
c) histrionic
d) narcissistic
e) obsessive-compulsive - answere) obsessive-compulsive
Cluster C (dramatic, emotional or erratic behaviour) of personality disorders covers all of
the following EXCEPT:
a) avoidant
b) dependent
c) disorderly
d) obsessive-compulsive - answerc) disorderly
1 in _______ meet the criteria for a personality disorder:
a) 5
,b) 10
c) 20
d) 50 - answerb) 10
True or False. Personality disorders are more common among people with a
psychological disorder?
a) True
b) False - answera) True (Anxiety, mood and substance particularly pronounced for
Cluster B)
Which of the following is true for comorbid personality disorders:
a) more severe symptoms
b) poorer social functioning
c) worse treatment outcomes
d) all of the above - answerd) all of the above (doubles the risk of poor outcomes in
depressive disorders and worse outcomes for anxiety disorders)
Recent research on personality disorders indicates that the reliability of diagnosis is:
a) acceptable for antisocial personality disorder, but inadequate for most others.
b) improved if structured interviews are used.
c) totally inadequate.
d) better than most diagnostic categories. - answerb) improved if structured interviews
are used.
Which of the following is a major concerns with the DSM-5 approach to personality
disorders is that:
a) disorders are not as stable as definition implies
b) disorders develop in adolescence so should sit with that category
c) disorders may fall into a number of categories
d) not all personality disorders are covered - answera) disorders are not as stable as
definition implies (high comorbidity rates also a concern)
________ of those with a personality disorder meet the criteria for another personality
disorder.
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 50% - answerd) 50% (schizotypal, avoidant and paranoid all have difficulty forming
relationships so often co-occur)
, Lack of _________________ reliability and high rates of comorbidity make the DSM
less than ideal for classifying personality disorders.
a) interrater
b) test-retest
c) internal consistency
d) construct - answerb) test-retest
The alternate DSM model for personality disorders reduces the number of disorders (to
6) and incorporates:
a) structured diagnostic interviews
b) personality trait dimensions
c) personality subtypes
d) personality subdimensions - answerb) personality trait dimensions
Which of the following is NOT one of the personality disorders excluded from the
alternative DSM model?
a) schizoid
b) schizotypal
c) dependent
d) histrionic
e) paranoid - answerb) schizotypal (the others are excluded because they rarely occur.
Paranoid because of the overlap)
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of focusing on personality traits:
a) can specify which trait are of most concern to client
b) ratings tend to be more stable over time
c) easier to diagnose a personality disorder for clinicians
d) dimensions are related to many aspects of psychological adjustment and physical
outcomes - answerc) easier to diagnose a personality disorder for clinicians
True or False. Personality disorders are strongly related to early adversity.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Which is the most heritable personality disorder?
a) borderline
b) obsessive-compulsive
c) dependent
d) avoidant - answerb) obsessive-compulsive
