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Abnormal Psych
Exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An individual requesting treatment at a mental health clinic keeps talking about how gangsters are "out to get him." Before diagnosing paranoid personality disorder, we must determine whether | his fears are justified. |
| An individual who goes through life as a loner with no motivation to interact with others but with relatively normal behavior and beliefs is likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder. | schizoid |
| The personality disorder that shares many similar symptoms with schizophrenia is | schizotypal |
| An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for ________ as a child. | Conduct disorder |
| The personality disorder characterized by extreme instability in behavior and emotion, impulsivity, and self-injurious behaviors is ________ personality disorder. | borderline |
| The psychological treatment that has been found to have significant effectiveness in helping patients with borderline personality disorder centers on | learning to cope with life stressors in a more effective manner. |
| There appears to be a relationship between ________ personality disorder and ________ personality disorder with some evidence that each may be gender-typed alternative ways of expressing the same underlying condition. | Antisocial; histrionic |
| One of the major differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is that patients with the personality disorder generally | Do not have obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. |
| In the U.S. the prevalence of personality disorders is estimated to be between ________ percent. | 0.5 and 2.5 |
| The characteristic features of personality disorders tend to develop with | onset in childhood that is difficult to pinpoint. |
| According to the underarousal hypothesis, individuals with antisocial personality disorder may engage in their characteristic behaviors as a way to | Provide a level of stimulation that most of us receive from more typical behaviors. |
| Which symptom is characteristic of people with borderline personality disorder: | impulsivity |
| T/F? It is possible to be diagnosed with more than one personality disorder. | True |
| T/F? Personality disorders generally only last less than a month | False |
| Amy quickly becomes the center of attention when she enters a room. Amy is known as a flirt and acts in a seductive manner around men. When Amy speaks, she uses very exaggerated terms when describing relatively ordinary situations. Amy's diagnosis is? | Histrionic |
| If an individual is diagnosed as psychotic, it usually means that the person has | At least one of these. |
| T/F? Anhedonia is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia | False |
| Which of the following is an environmental influence that seems to contribute to the development of schizophrenia? | All of the above |
| Schizophrenia is associated with "negative symptoms" that include all of the following EXCEPT | Hallucinations and delusions |
| Which of the following statements is true? | High expressed emotion in a family is a good predictor of relapse among patients with chronic schizophrenia. |
| The most common type of hallucination experienced in schizophrenia is | Auditory |
| Researchers have found that ________ may be related to both the onset of schizophrenia, and to relapse. | Stressful life events |
| Which of the following is the definition of catatonia? | Immobility or agitated motor excitement |
| Which of the following characterize the disorder known as schizophrenia? | Delusions and hallucinations |
| Which of the following negative symptom of schizophrenia defines "flat affect"? | Lack of emotional responce, blank facial expression. |
| T/F? Schizophrenia is typically a disorder with an acute course. | False |
| T/F? There are no medications that have been found helpful for treating schizophrenia symptoms. | False |
| A woman diagnosed with schizophrenia announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the Pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished. Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of | Grandeur |
| T/F? The neurotransmitter dopamine has been found to be associated with schizophrenia | True |
| T/F? It is important to determine whether the potential symptoms of schizophrenia are culturally unexpected based on the person's culture before making a diagnosis of the disorder | True |
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