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1.
A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior, thought, and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations.
A)True
B)False
2.
The DSM-IV-TR groups personality disorders into five clusters.
A)True
B)False
3.
Personality disorders are the easiest to see in yourself and your family members.
A)True
B)False
4.
In the DSM-IV-TR, there is a great deal of overlap in the diagnostic criteria for the various personality disorders.
A)True
B)False
5.
The dramatic-emotional personality disorders are considered by researchers to be part of the "schizophrenia spectrum".
A)True
B)False
6.
Schizotypal personality disorder is often treated with neuroleptics and the atypical antipsychotics.
A)True
B)False
7.
Narcissistic personality disorder is common, especially among females.
A)True
B)False
8.
Cognitive theorists Beck and Freeman view narcissism as a phase that all children pass through before transferring their love from themselves to significant others.
A)True
B)False
9.
People with avoidant personality disorder worry about being criticized.
A)True
B)False
10.
Drug treatments have proven very effective for borderline personality disorder.
A)True
B)False
11.
Psychotherapy is not considered extremely effective for people with antisocial personality disorder.
A)True
B)False
12.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is more common in men than in women.
A)True
B)False
13.
When clinicians are presented with the description of a person who exhibits the symptoms of a histrionic personality disorder, they are more likely to make that diagnosis if the person is described as female rather than male.
A)True
B)False
14.
Many people with with borderline personality disorder have histories of physical and sexual abuse during childhood.
A)True
B)False
15.
The five-factor model is a theoretical scheme for the personality disorders.
A)True
B)False





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