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| What core belief might explain the behavior of the individual with dependent personality disorder? |
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| What is the main difference between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)? |
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| People with OCD are more perfectionistic than people with OCPD. |
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| Which statement about personality disorders is accurate? |
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| The category is broad and encompasses behavioral problems that vary widely in form and severity. |
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| Which of the following seems to have the most impact in decreasing the amount of criminal activities of people with psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder? |
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| Schizophrenic disorders seem to be most strongly linked genetically to ________ personality disorder. |
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| Greg has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. Knowing this, which of the following jobs would he be most likely to enjoy? |
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| night-time security guard who works alone |
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| Some people always think that everyone is looking at them and talking about them. This self-focused view of the world would be expected in someone with ________ personality disorder. |
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| What makes defining abnormality for personality disorders particularly difficult? |
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| There is not a clear dividing line that serves to distinguish different behavior from that which is abnormal. |
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| Individuals with personality disorders generally |
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| are unable to live up to societal expectations. |
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| Which of the following personality disorders is most likely to be mistaken for schizophrenia? |
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| Luisa is a lively and emotional graduate student. She dresses provocatively and behaves in a very seductive manner with her male professors. She has had a long string of short-lived, stormy romances. Luisa is most likely to have a diagnosis of |
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| histrionic personality disorder. |
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| Antisocial personality disorder differs from psychopathy in that antisocial personality disorder |
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| focuses more on observable behaviors. |
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| Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it. He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is |
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| schizotypal personality disorder. |
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| According to the DSM-IV-TR, which of the following must be true for a personality disorder diagnosis? |
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| The person's behavior problems must cause them distress or impairment. |
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| Schizotypal personality is unrelated to schizophrenia. |
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| Misdiagnoses are common when looking at potential personality disorders because |
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| many of the personality disorders share common features. |
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| The individual with ________ personality disorder is likely to be described as rigid and cold. |
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| Dialectical behavior therapy is |
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| a promising, problem focused treatment for borderline personality disorder. |
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| Impulsivity and extreme instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood best characterizes |
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| borderline personality disorder. |
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| Helena has avoidant personality disorder. She is likely to |
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| be hypersensitive to any sign of criticism or rejection. |
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| Borderline personality disorder is clearly caused by childhood sexual abuse. |
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| What is the main difference between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)? |
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| People with OCD are more perfectionistic than people with OCPD. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who |
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| are attention-seeking and overly emotional. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who |
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| are attention-seeking and overly emotional. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who |
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| are attention-seeking and overly emotional. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who |
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| are attention-seeking and overly emotional. |
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| The diagnosis of personality disorders is extremely reliable and valid. |
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| People who lack self-confidence despite good skills, who panic at the possibility of being separated from their spouse, and remain in abusive relationships have many of the symptoms of ________ personality disorder. |
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| The histrionic seeks ________, while the narcissist needs ________. |
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| Some people always think that everyone is looking at them and talking about them. This self-focused view of the world would be expected in someone with ________ personality disorder. |
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| Avoidant personality disorder is extremely similar to and hard to distinguish from |
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| generalized social phobia. |
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| Which statement about personality disorders is accurate? |
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| are in contact with reality, although they may have transient psychotic symptoms. |
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