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In BPD, at times of stress, a person's cognitive ability may just
completely shut down. This symptom is described as: Ans: stress-
related paranoia or blackouts
not done with the purpose of killing themselves Ans: self-harm
done with the purpose of killing themselves Ans: suicidality
mood going up and down very drastically and very quickly; intense
emotions; very draining; can happen in a very short time frame
Ans: affect instability
Feeling like a shell of a person; feel like you're just putting on a
mask of being a put-together person but inside feeling empty; a
void, unknown Ans: chronic emptiness
feeling like they don't know who they are or what they're about (to
an extreme level) from moment to moment - internal reality
constantly shifting so that they can't find a pattern Ans: unstable
self-image
go through extremes in their relationships similar to the extremes
with their emotions → love the person one minute, hate them the
next Ans: unstable self-image
stems from fear of the connection being dissolved → the
connection = part of who they are and their identity Ans: efforts to
avoid abandonment
people who no longer have a disorder Ans: remission
people who continue to have the disorder Ans: recurrence
there is a very ________ recurrence rate for BPD Ans: small
Only ___________ of the symptoms are needed for a person to
receive a BPD diagnosis Ans: 5
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T/F: due to the different combinations of symptoms that an
individual can present with to get a BPD diagnosis, it can express
itself in extremely different ways person-to-person Ans: true
affect dysregulation, anger, impulsivity, unstable relationships,
emptiness Ans: most common BPD symptoms
identity, abandonment, self-harm Ans: less common BPD
symptoms
Over a two-year period, symptoms that were originally most
_________________ are least likely to be remitted, and seem to be
the most ___________ symptoms in BPD Ans: common, stable
symptoms such as self-harm, efforts to avoid abandonment, and
unstable self-image seem to have the higher _______________ rates
in BPD (over a two-year period) Ans: remission
extremely concerned and aware of the present → very in touch
w/all the little details about our reality Ans: neurotic
completely detached from reality; have psychosis (hallucination or
delusions) Ans: psychotic
A normal person in society is somewhere in between ____________
and ______________ Ans: neurotic, borderline
People with BPD: fall in the middle of the spectrum (still in touch
w/reality but getting close to detachment) → have both the
_______________ from neuroticism and the ______________ from
psychosis Ans: anxiety, detachment
According to the Biosocial model of BPD (Marsha Linehan), the
core of BPD is _______________ _______________ Ans: emotional
vulnerability
inability to fully experience the sadness of the loss; person not in-
touch with the depth of their losses Ans: inhibited grieving
Putting oneself in a situation where they feel that they can no
longer make changes; set up the backdrop to failure or non-action
Ans: active passivity
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Mask/façade that a person puts on "Oh I can do this" telling
themselves they're capable -- but inside don't really feel it Ans:
apparent competence
an individual's beliefs, traits, and actions Ans: personality
a pattern of how we perceive, relate, and react to the world and
others; describes our core or essence Ans: personality traits
a ____________ disorder diagnosis sends the message that there is
something wrong with __________ Ans: personality, you
___________ disorders were the first types of disorders identified
by psychiatrists Ans: personality
personality disorder diagnoses were meant to indicate problems
that were ___________ and _____________ (affected people in
__________ areas of their lives) Ans: stable, pervasive, all
personality disorders are ego- ______________ Ans: syntonic
in defining personality disorders, an individual's ____________
matters Ans: culture
something can be considered "normal" to one culture, but not
another, and therefore ________________ of personality disorders
can differ by culture Ans: prevalence
what kind of disorder is not diagnosable if the individual is under
18? Ans: personality
the onset of personality disorders are typically in __________ or
early _______________ Ans: adolescence, adulthood
personality disorders tend to be __________ over time Ans: stable
___________________ disorders lead to distress or impairment,
which doesn't necessarily have to be felt by the ________________
themselves Ans: personality, individual
with __________ and ______________, the distress is not necessarily
felt by the individuals, but is rather felt by the people around
them, this can therefore lead individuals to not seek treatment
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Abnormal Psych Exam 3 Questions with
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Questions and Correct Answers
In BPD, at times of stress, a person's cognitive ability may just
completely shut down. This symptom is described as: Ans: stress-
related paranoia or blackouts
not done with the purpose of killing themselves Ans: self-harm
done with the purpose of killing themselves Ans: suicidality
mood going up and down very drastically and very quickly; intense
emotions; very draining; can happen in a very short time frame
Ans: affect instability
Feeling like a shell of a person; feel like you're just putting on a
mask of being a put-together person but inside feeling empty; a
void, unknown Ans: chronic emptiness
feeling like they don't know who they are or what they're about (to
an extreme level) from moment to moment - internal reality
constantly shifting so that they can't find a pattern Ans: unstable
self-image
go through extremes in their relationships similar to the extremes
with their emotions → love the person one minute, hate them the
next Ans: unstable self-image
stems from fear of the connection being dissolved → the
connection = part of who they are and their identity Ans: efforts to
avoid abandonment
people who no longer have a disorder Ans: remission
people who continue to have the disorder Ans: recurrence
there is a very ________ recurrence rate for BPD Ans: small
Only ___________ of the symptoms are needed for a person to
receive a BPD diagnosis Ans: 5
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T/F: due to the different combinations of symptoms that an
individual can present with to get a BPD diagnosis, it can express
itself in extremely different ways person-to-person Ans: true
affect dysregulation, anger, impulsivity, unstable relationships,
emptiness Ans: most common BPD symptoms
identity, abandonment, self-harm Ans: less common BPD
symptoms
Over a two-year period, symptoms that were originally most
_________________ are least likely to be remitted, and seem to be
the most ___________ symptoms in BPD Ans: common, stable
symptoms such as self-harm, efforts to avoid abandonment, and
unstable self-image seem to have the higher _______________ rates
in BPD (over a two-year period) Ans: remission
extremely concerned and aware of the present → very in touch
w/all the little details about our reality Ans: neurotic
completely detached from reality; have psychosis (hallucination or
delusions) Ans: psychotic
A normal person in society is somewhere in between ____________
and ______________ Ans: neurotic, borderline
People with BPD: fall in the middle of the spectrum (still in touch
w/reality but getting close to detachment) → have both the
_______________ from neuroticism and the ______________ from
psychosis Ans: anxiety, detachment
According to the Biosocial model of BPD (Marsha Linehan), the
core of BPD is _______________ _______________ Ans: emotional
vulnerability
inability to fully experience the sadness of the loss; person not in-
touch with the depth of their losses Ans: inhibited grieving
Putting oneself in a situation where they feel that they can no
longer make changes; set up the backdrop to failure or non-action
Ans: active passivity
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Mask/façade that a person puts on "Oh I can do this" telling
themselves they're capable -- but inside don't really feel it Ans:
apparent competence
an individual's beliefs, traits, and actions Ans: personality
a pattern of how we perceive, relate, and react to the world and
others; describes our core or essence Ans: personality traits
a ____________ disorder diagnosis sends the message that there is
something wrong with __________ Ans: personality, you
___________ disorders were the first types of disorders identified
by psychiatrists Ans: personality
personality disorder diagnoses were meant to indicate problems
that were ___________ and _____________ (affected people in
__________ areas of their lives) Ans: stable, pervasive, all
personality disorders are ego- ______________ Ans: syntonic
in defining personality disorders, an individual's ____________
matters Ans: culture
something can be considered "normal" to one culture, but not
another, and therefore ________________ of personality disorders
can differ by culture Ans: prevalence
what kind of disorder is not diagnosable if the individual is under
18? Ans: personality
the onset of personality disorders are typically in __________ or
early _______________ Ans: adolescence, adulthood
personality disorders tend to be __________ over time Ans: stable
___________________ disorders lead to distress or impairment,
which doesn't necessarily have to be felt by the ________________
themselves Ans: personality, individual
with __________ and ______________, the distress is not necessarily
felt by the individuals, but is rather felt by the people around
them, this can therefore lead individuals to not seek treatment
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