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Question #1

The MOST important similarity among the personality disorders listed in the text is that:

A the personality traits are limited to discrete periods of illness.

B they are social in that they involve an inability to form lasting relationships with other people.

C they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress.

D disorders of thought, perception, and attention are present.

Question #2

A group of diagnostic clinicians can’t agree with each other on appropriate personality disorder diagnoses for several clients. In fact, it is obvious that, in many cases, they have inaccurately made their diagnoses. Assuming they are competent clinicians, this situation would indicate the DSM-5 categories for personality disorder are:

A reliable, but not valid.

B both reliable and valid.

C not reliable, but valid.

D neither reliable nor valid.

Question #3

Which statement BEST represents current knowledge about mass murderers?

A We really don’t know what causes mass murderers to act or how to treat them.

B The focus of the field is more on the feelings of mass murderers than on their diagnoses.

C The mental health field has a clear understanding of what causes mass murderers to behave as they do.

D We know how to treat mass murderers effectively; we just don’t have the funds to offer treatment to all who need it.

Question #4

Anoxia, one possible source of intellectual disability, involves brain damage resulting from:

A poisoning from pesticides or fertilizer nitrates.

B ingestion of lead-based paint.

C seizures induced by inhalants or automobile exhaust fumes.

D lack of oxygen during or after delivery.

Question #5

Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of dialectical behavior therapy, would have diagnosed her young adult self with:

A dependent personality disorder.

B narcissistic personality disorder.

C antisocial personality disorder.

D borderline personality disorder.

Question #6

The lack of multicultural research is of special concern with regard to:

A obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

B antisocial personality disorder.

C paranoid personality disorder.

D borderline personality disorder.

Question #7

A client is searching for the BEST treatment for borderline personality disorder. Will drug treatment be effective if it is the only intervention the client receives?

A It might work, but only if the client is nonsuicidal.

B No; drugs should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all.

C Yes; drugs alone work at least as well as drugs plus psychotherapy but are expensive.

D Yes; drugs alone work at least as well as drugs plus psychotherapy and are less expensive.

Question #8

If future editions of the DSM change to a dimensional approach in the diagnosis of personality disorders, clinicians will have to:

A utilize categories versus a dimensional approach in diagnosing personality disorders.

B observe the criteria for diagnoses directly.

C not do anything differently than they are doing now in diagnosing personality disorders.

D rate the degree of dysfunctioning caused by each person’s traits in diagnosing personality disorders.

Question #9

Based on a structured interview, Diagnostician A classifies an individual’s personality disorder in the “odd” cluster. Based on another structured interview of the same type, Diagnostician B classifies an individual’s personality disorder in the “dramatic” cluster. If what is described here is typical of what happens when that variety of structured interview is used, one would say the structured interview has:

A low reliability and low validity

B low reliability and high validity.

C high reliability and low validity.

D high reliability and high validity.

Question #10

A child is receiving problem-solving skills training as a treatment for conduct disorder. You can be reasonably sure that:

A the interventions used are cognitive-behavioral.

B the child is female.

C stimulant drug (e.g., Ritalin) administration is recommended, but not required.

D the child is a preschooler.

Question #11

The DSM-5 identifies 10 personality disorders utilizing a:

A categorical approach.

B systematical approach.

C dimensional approach.

D phrenological approach.

Question #12

According to current research, if a person living in the United States is distrustful of both lawyers and congressional members, that type of person is:

A rare; such distrust defines those with paranoid personality disorder.

B common; most people in the United States distrust both lawyers and congressional members.

C rare; such distrust defines those with schizotypal personality disorder.

D uncommon; great distrust of congressional members but not great distrust of lawyers defines those with paranoid personality disorder.

Question #13

Some researchers note that the majority of those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder are female and that many of these women experienced emotional trauma, victimization, violence, and various forms of abuse as children. As a result, these researchers view the disorder as a special form of:

A posttraumatic stress disorder.

B postpartum psychosis.

C anxiety disorder.

D obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question #14

If you were trying to learn a new language and you could understand it better than you could speak it, you would be showing symptoms MOST like:

A language disorder.

B dyslexia.

C receptive language disorder.

D developmental coordination disorder.

Question #15

In 1985, 1 per _____ children were diagnosed with autism.

A 2,000

B 68

C 88

D 150

Question #16

Most colleges and universities now require students to have a meningitis vaccination before enrolling. Untreated meningitis can lead to:

A autism spectrum disorder.

B intellectual disability.

C encephalitis.

D cretinism.

Question #17

What does it mean to say that intelligence tests are culturally biased?

A They measure abilities that are related to having been in school, disadvantaging home-schooled children.

B They are biased in favor of those from middle and upper socioeconomic levels who are exposed to the kinds of language and typical experiences that the test evaluates.

C They measure “street smarts,” so rural children are disadvantaged.

D They are biased against children who have experienced a great variety of cultures and who are bilingual.

Question #18

When Selina sees a report of a train wreck on television, she thinks that it is a sign that she should not take the train to work the next day and so decides to take the bus instead. If she has a diagnosable personality disorder, it is MOST likely:

A schizoid personality disorder.

B avoidant personality disorder.

C schizotypal personality disorder.

D paranoid personality disorder.

Question #19

The inability to accurately interpret one’s internal biological emotional or physiological states is characteristic of both:

A odd and dramatic personality disorders.

B schizophrenia and schizoid personality disorder.

C a mass murderer and self-injurious behavior.

D borderline personality disorder and eating disorders.

Question #20

When a child with autism spectrum disorder says, “You want a drink,” when he really means that he wants a drink, he is displaying:

A self-stimulatory behavior.

B reference reversal.

C reversed echolalia.

D pronominal reversal.

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