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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A the personality traits are limited to discrete periods of illness.
B they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress.
C they are social in that they involve an inability to form lasting relationships with other people.
D disorders of thought, perception, and attention are present.
Question #2
A both reliable and valid.
B not reliable, but valid.
C neither reliable nor valid.
D reliable, but not valid.
Question #3
A The mental health field has a clear understanding of what causes mass murderers to behave as they do.
B We really don’t know what causes mass murderers to act or how to treat them.
C The focus of the field is more on the feelings of mass murderers than on their diagnoses.
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
A seizures induced by inhalants or automobile exhaust fumes.
B lack of oxygen during or after delivery.
C ingestion of lead-based paint.
D poisoning from pesticides or fertilizer nitrates.
Question #5
A dependent personality disorder.
B antisocial personality disorder.
C narcissistic personality disorder.
D borderline personality disorder.
Question #6
A borderline personality disorder.
B paranoid personality disorder.
C antisocial personality disorder.
D obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
Question #7
A No; drugs should be used along with psychotherapy, if used at all.
B Yes; drugs alone work at least as well as drugs plus psychotherapy but are expensive.
C Yes; drugs alone work at least as well as drugs plus psychotherapy and are less expensive.
D It might work, but only if the client is nonsuicidal.
Question #8
A rate the degree of dysfunctioning caused by each person’s traits in diagnosing personality disorders.
B not do anything differently than they are doing now in diagnosing personality disorders.
C observe the criteria for diagnoses directly.
D utilize categories versus a dimensional approach in diagnosing personality disorders.
Question #9
A high reliability and low validity.
B low reliability and high validity.
C low reliability and low validity
D high reliability and high validity.
Question #10
A the child is a preschooler.
B the child is female.
C stimulant drug (e.g., Ritalin) administration is recommended, but not required.
D the interventions used are cognitive-behavioral.
Question #11
A dimensional approach.
B phrenological approach.
C categorical approach.
D systematical approach.
Question #12
A common; most people in the United States distrust both lawyers and congressional members.
B uncommon; great distrust of congressional members but not great distrust of lawyers defines those with paranoid personality disorder.
C rare; such distrust defines those with schizotypal personality disorder.
D rare; such distrust defines those with paranoid personality disorder.
Question #13
A obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B posttraumatic stress disorder.
C postpartum psychosis.
D anxiety disorder.
Question #14
A dyslexia.
B developmental coordination disorder.
C receptive language disorder.
D language disorder.
Question #15
A 150
B 2,000
C 68
D 88
Question #16
A intellectual disability.
B encephalitis.
C autism spectrum disorder.
D cretinism.
Question #17
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 are biased against children who have experienced a great variety of cultures and who are bilingual.
D They measure “street smarts,” so rural children are disadvantaged.
Question #18
A paranoid personality disorder.
B schizoid personality disorder.
C avoidant personality disorder.
D schizotypal personality disorder.
Question #19
A schizophrenia and schizoid personality disorder.
B odd and dramatic personality disorders.
C a mass murderer and self-injurious behavior.
D borderline personality disorder and eating disorders.
Question #20
A self-stimulatory behavior.
B reversed echolalia.
C pronominal reversal.
D reference reversal.