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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A they are social in that they involve an inability to form lasting relationships with other people.
B they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress.
C disorders of thought, perception, and attention are present.
D the personality traits are limited to discrete periods of illness.
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 We know how to treat mass murderers effectively; we just don’t have the funds to offer treatment to all who need it.
B We really don’t know what causes mass murderers to act or how to treat them.
C The mental health field has a clear understanding of what causes mass murderers to behave as they do.
D The focus of the field is more on the feelings of mass murderers than on their diagnoses.
Question #4
A lack of oxygen during or after delivery.
B poisoning from pesticides or fertilizer nitrates.
C seizures induced by inhalants or automobile exhaust fumes.
D ingestion of lead-based paint.
Question #5
A borderline personality disorder.
B dependent personality disorder.
C narcissistic personality disorder.
D antisocial personality disorder.
Question #6
A obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
B borderline personality disorder.
C paranoid personality disorder.
D antisocial 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 utilize categories versus a dimensional approach 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 rate the degree of dysfunctioning caused by each person’s traits in diagnosing personality disorders.
Question #9
A high reliability and high validity.
B low reliability and high validity.
C high reliability and low validity.
D low reliability and low validity
Question #10
A stimulant drug (e.g., Ritalin) administration is recommended, but not required.
B the child is female.
C the child is a preschooler.
D the interventions used are cognitive-behavioral.
Question #11
A systematical approach.
B phrenological approach.
C dimensional approach.
D categorical approach.
Question #12
A common; most people in the United States distrust both lawyers and congressional members.
B rare; such distrust defines those with paranoid personality disorder.
C uncommon; great distrust of congressional members but not great distrust of lawyers defines those with paranoid personality disorder.
D rare; such distrust defines those with schizotypal personality disorder.
Question #13
A obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B postpartum psychosis.
C posttraumatic stress disorder.
D anxiety disorder.
Question #14
A developmental coordination disorder.
B language disorder.
C dyslexia.
D receptive language disorder.
Question #15
A 2,000
B 88
C 150
D 68
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 against children who have experienced a great variety of cultures and who are bilingual.
C They measure “street smarts,” so rural children are disadvantaged.
D 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.
Question #18
A avoidant personality disorder.
B schizoid personality disorder.
C paranoid personality disorder.
D schizotypal personality disorder.
Question #19
A odd and dramatic personality disorders.
B borderline personality disorder and eating disorders.
C schizophrenia and schizoid personality disorder.
D a mass murderer and self-injurious behavior.
Question #20
A self-stimulatory behavior.
B reference reversal.
C reversed echolalia.
D pronominal reversal.