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Question 31

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about narcissistic personality disorder?

A) This disorder is on the decrease in Western societies.
B) Reports of treatment success are limited.
C) Recently there has been a great deal of research on this disorder.
D) All of the above

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Cross-cultural research on the five-factor model of personality suggests that

A) there is no such thing as a universal human personality structure.
B) the five dimensions are generally universal.
C) only two dimensions are universal.
D) Western type personality structure differs from the non-Western type.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The cluster approach to categorizing personality disorders is based on .

The data regarding treatment outcome for individuals with paranoid personality disorder

When working with a patient diagnosed with dependent personality disorder, the therapist must be particularly careful that the patient does not

The reason that individuals with avoidant personality disorder avoid most relationships is that they

When someone has a personality disorder,

Individuals who are socially isolated behave in ways that seem unusual, tend to be suspicious, and have odd beliefs are generally diagnosed with personality disorder.

Which of the following is NOT true about those with antisocial personality disorder?

The research examining the cause of antisocial personality disorder suggests that

As many as 30% to 50% of the individuals with schizotypal personality disorder who request clinical help also meet the criteria for _.

When presented with words projected on a computer screen, individuals with borderline personality disorder are more likely than individuals without the disorder to remember the word .

Henry is viewed by many as a workaholic and not very social. He is at his desk every morning at 7:30 and takes few breaks (although these breaks are always at the same time every day) . Henry is known to be a perfectionist. The problem is that he does not seem to get much accomplished since he spends so much time making sure that everything is perfect before moving on to the next task. Henry appears to suffer from personality disorder.

Some have proposed that the personality disorders be replaced or supplemented by a dimensional model in which individuals would be rated on a series of personality dimensions as well as a categorical diagnosis. It is believed that this would have advantages over a purely categorical system. Which of the following would be such an advantage?

When Axel arrives late for class, he walks in and apologizes to the professor and the students in class. He proceeds to tell them he had every intention of being at class on time, but the traffic was terrible and many accidents occurred, which delayed him. Axel describes this in much detail before he takes his seat. This commonly happens every time he is late, and Axel appears to enjoy being the "center of attention" in those moments. Axel could be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

You are waiting to board a plane when you hear that the flight has been delayed due to a passing thunderstorm. The man sitting next to you says, "Passing thunder storm, sure! That's Jim again; he's been doing everything to make me miss this meeting because he's trying to get me fired!" Of the following, this statement would be most consistent with personality disorder.

Gender differences observed in the prevalence of many personality disorders (i.e., borderline for women, antisocial for men) may be due to

Avoidant personality disorder tends to run in families with a history of .

Cluster B personality disorders tend to be characterized by behavior.

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by