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Which of the following is one of the most significant factors in determining whether or not an individual has a personality disorder? |
| | A) | They are experiencing personal distress because of their behavior pattern. |
| | B) | They have been convicted of crime related to their behavior. |
| | C) | Their problem has played a long-term role throughout their lives. |
| | D) | They are having serious difficulty holding down a job. |
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Which personality disorder is characterized by a lack of regard for society's moral and legal standards? |
| | A) | Antisocial |
| | B) | Borderline |
| | C) | Narcissistic |
| | D) | Passive-aggressive |
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The formation of intense and demanding relationships with others is characteristic of: |
| | A) | antisocial personality disorder. |
| | B) | schizoid personality disorder. |
| | C) | avoidant personality disorder. |
| | D) | borderline personality disorder. |
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The personality disorder in which the primary symptom is constant efforts by the individual to attract attention with exaggerated displays of emotion is called: |
| | A) | histrionic personality disorder. |
| | B) | borderline personality disorder. |
| | C) | antisocial personality disorder. |
| | D) | paranoid personality disorder. |
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Which personality disorder is characterized by an unrealistic, inflated sense of self-importance and an inability to see the perspectives of other people? |
| | A) | Borderline personality disorder |
| | B) | Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder |
| | C) | Passive-aggressive personality disorder |
| | D) | Narcissistic personality disorder |
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People with paranoid personality disorder tend to: |
| | A) | become overly dependent on others. |
| | B) | engage in criminal acts. |
| | C) | be impulsive. |
| | D) | keep their distance from people. |
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Chris is a very shy 30-year-old woman who usually stays home and doesn't interact with other people. At work she strays away from the other people in the office as if she were afraid to talk to anyone. Chris might be diagnosed as suffering from: |
| | A) | avoidant personality disorder. |
| | B) | antisocial personality disorder. |
| | C) | dependent personality disorder. |
| | D) | passive-aggressive personality disorder. |
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A serial killer would most likely be diagnosed with: |
| | A) | avoidant personality disorder. |
| | B) | dependent personality disorder. |
| | C) | histrionic personality disorder. |
| | D) | antisocial personality disorder. |
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Lorraine always needs to be the center of attention. She talks loudly, gesturing wildly in hopes of gaining an audience. Everything in her life is, to hear her tell it, either far better or far worse than events in the lives of her friends. Lorraine may be suffering from: |
| | A) | dependent personality disorder. |
| | B) | histrionic personality disorder. |
| | C) | borderline personality disorder. |
| | D) | schizoid personality disorder. |
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Hank has turbulent relationships, unpredictable emotions, self-destructive behaviors, and identity disturbances. He could be diagnosed with which personality disorder? |
| | A) | Antisocial |
| | B) | Paranoid |
| | C) | Schizoid |
| | D) | Borderline |
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Psychodynamic explanations of paranoid personality disorder see the disorder as rooted in the defense mechanism of: |
| | A) | rationalization. |
| | B) | denial. |
| | C) | projection. |
| | D) | reaction formation. |
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Compared with people with avoidant personality disorder, those with schizoid personality disorder: |
| | A) | do not wish to have relationships. |
| | B) | wish to have relationships. |
| | C) | often suffer from a mood disorder. |
| | D) | often are diagnosed with an Axis I disorder. |
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Researchers studying narcissistic and histrionic personality disorders have reported that: |
| | A) | the disorders can be easily differentiated. |
| | B) | features of these two disorders overlap. |
| | C) | both are genetically determined. |
| | D) | they share the feature of hidden paranoia. |
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Cognitive theorists propose that people with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: |
| | A) | have a hidden wish to be sloppy and disorderly. |
| | B) | displace sexual energy into obsessional thinking and compulsive behavior. |
| | C) | struggle with seemingly uncontrollable aggressive impulses. |
| | D) | have their self-worth depend on conforming to an ideal abstract of perfectionism. |
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A psychologist notes that a client's TAT stories are filled with themes of rage, intense feelings, identity confusion, and fears of abandonment. These themes correspond to which personality disorder? |
| | A) | Borderline |
| | B) | Antisocial |
| | C) | Schizotypal |
| | D) | Paranoid |
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