chapter 19

• Kody Scott, a gang member nicknamed "Monster," is a violent person who craves excitement, fears nothing, and has no guilt or remorse. Scott most likely has _____ personality disorder.

  A. antisocial

  B. paranoid

  C. schizotypal

  D.narcissistic

  A. antisocial
• 1. Personality disorders usually include the problems below EXCEPT for

  A. difficulties with social relationships.

  B. emotional problems.

  C. deficits in intelligence.

  D. problems with self concept

  C. deficits in intelligence.
• Personality disorders can be thought of as

  A. exaggerated levels of cognitive activity.

  B. maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits.

  C. special categories of abnormal personality traits.

  D. extreme levels of emotionality unaffected by personality traits.

  B. maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits.
• Which of the following is NOT a reason motives are important in understanding maladaptive personality disorders

  A. an exaggerated need for power at high levels may result in a maladaptive personality disorder.

  B. variations in normal personality traits are not related to maladaptive personality disorders.

  C. individuals with maladaptive personality disorders may have a lack of motivation for intimacy.

  D. an extreme need for superiority is found in individuals with narcissistic personality disorder.

  B. variations in normal personality traits are not related to maladaptive personality disorders.
• Which of the following is one of the biggest problems in using social and statistical definitions of abnormal?

  A. Societal norms change over time.

  B. It is difficult to determine what behaviors are not acceptable in a society.

  C. It is difficult to collect data on atypical behaviors.

  D. Every person is unique.

  A. Societal norms change over time.
• Psychological definitions of abnormality focus on

  A. how rare personality characteristics are.

  B. the objective experience of people.

  C. behavior patterns that put people at higher risk for problems.

  D. social definitions of abnormality.

  D. social definitions of abnormality.
• Which of the following is NOT a personality disorder?

  A. Schizophrenia

  B. Narcissism

  C. Borderline

  D. Paranoid

  A. Schizophrenia
• _____ is defined as enduring patterns of behavior or experience that differs greatly from the expectations of a person's culture.

  A. Abnormal psychology

  B. A disorder

  C. A personality disorder

  D. Psychopathy

  C. A personality disorder
• A behavioral problem is not considered a personality disorder if it

  A. is the result of drug abuse.

  B. has been evident since childhood.

  C. is an enduring pattern of behavior.

  D. leads to clinically significant stress.

  A. is the result of drug abuse.
• A characteristic common to all personality disorders is

  A. avoidance of social situations.

  B. impaired social relations.

  C. indifference to social rules.

  D. an erratic pattern of behaviors

  B. impaired social relations.
• According to _____, a person either has a disorder or does not.

  A. abnormal psychologists

  B. the neurotic paradox

  C. the dimensional view

  D. the categorical view

  D. the categorical view
• According to the dimensional view of personality disorders each disorder

  A. is seen as a quantitative break between abnormal and normal personalities.

  B. is seen as a continuum ranging from normality at one end to severe disability and disturbance at the other.

  C. is bimodal, with both normal and abnormal modes of behaviors.

  D. has a different mean level of abnormality in the population.

  B. is seen as a continuum ranging from normality at one end to severe disability and disturbance at the other.
• Modern theorists believe the _____ view of personality disorders provides a reliable and meaningful way of describing _____.

  A. dimensional; extreme forms of normal personality traits

  B. categorical; qualitative breaks between normal and abnormal personality

  C. dimensional; qualitative breaks between normal and abnormal personality

  D. categorical; extreme forms of normal personality traits

  A. dimensional; extreme forms of normal personality traits
• A psychologist should be especially hesitant before diagnosing a personality disorder in all of these groups EXCEPT

  A. adolescent populations.

  B. criminal populations.

  C. adults undergoing severe a loss.

  D. immigrant populations.

  B. criminal populations.
• Men tend to have more personality disorders than women in which they

  A. internalize behaviors like depression and self harm.

  B. externalize behaviors like fighting and violence.

  C. exhibit narcissistic behaviors like self aggrandizement.

  D. exhibit obsessive-compulsive behaviors like repeatedly checking locks.

  B. externalize behaviors like fighting and violence.
• Antisocial personality disorder is associated with

  A. withdrawn behavior in childhood.

  B. aggression and cruelty in childhood.

  C. hallucinations in childhood.

  D. paranoid behavior in childhood

  B. aggression and cruelty in childhood.
• Which of the following is NOT a trait related to antisocial personality disorder?

  A. Irresponsibility

  B. Excessive attention-seeking

  C. Superficial charm

  D. Recklessness

  B. Excessive attention-seeking
• Research suggests that, as compared to other people, in fearful situations psychopaths _____

  A. self-report more fear.

  B. self-report less fear.

  C. exhibit smaller physiological reactions.

  D. exhibit larger physiological reactions.

  C. exhibit smaller physiological reactions.
• The social learning perspective on antisocial personality disorder suggests that

  A. people with antisocial personality disorder were that way since infancy.

  B. people with antisocial personality disorder were likely abused as children.

  C. people with antisocial personality disorder are unconcerned with power.

  D. Both B and C.

  B. people with antisocial personality disorder were likely abused as children.
• Using Gray's theory to explain the antisocial personality disorder, we might hypothesize that such psychopaths have a

  A. strong BIS.

  B. weak BIS.

  C. strong BAS

  D. weak BAS.

  B. weak BIS.
• People with _____ personality disorder have unstable emotions, relationships, and images of themselves.

  A. borderline

  B. dependent

  C. narcissistic

  D. schizotypal

  A. borderline
• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of borderline personality disorder?

  A. Strong emotions

  B. Aggressiveness

  C. Prone to self-harm

  D. Detachment from social relationships

  D. Detachment from social relationships
• The following are all things a person married to an individual with borderline personality disorder may do to help form a stable relationship with their partner EXCEPT

  A. Provide structure and support.

  B. Be accepting and stable.

  C. Concentrate on trouble as it occurs.

  D. Meets expectations for commitment.

  C. Concentrate on trouble as it occurs.
• People with _____ personality disorder are often sexually provocative in inappropriate ways.

  A. schizotypal

  B. histrionic

  C. obsessive-compulsive

  D. borderline

  B. histrionic
• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of people with histrionic personality disorder?

  A. Strong need for attention

  B. Suspiciousness

  C. Shallow opinions

  D. Strong emotions

  B. Suspiciousness
• Roger always has to be the center of attention. Often he will seek attention by being overly dramatic. He always has an opinion about everything, even if he does not know what is talking about. Roger most likely has a(n) _____ personality disorder.

  A. histrionic

  B. impulsive

  C. borderline

  D. dependent

  A. histrionic
• Histrionic individuals are difficult to get along with due to their excessive need for

  A. intimacy.

  B. achievement.

  C. attention.

  D. power.

  C. attention.
• . A person with a need to be admired and an inflated sense of self-importance most likely has _____ personality disorder.

  A. borderline

  B. antisocial

  C. schizoid

  D. narcissistic

  D. narcissistic
• Personality disorders in the _____ group are characterized by peculiar beliefs and behavior.

  A. erratic

  B. eccentric

  C. anxious

  D. schizoid

  B. eccentric
• Which of the following personality disorders is in the eccentric group?

  A. Borderline

  B. Dependent

  C. Schizoid

  D. Avoidant

  C. Schizoid
• Individuals with a schizoid personality disorder have

  A. strong emotions.

  B. an inflated sense of self-importance.

  C. suspicions of others people.

  D. appear socially clumsy.

  D. appear socially clumsy.
• People with _____ personality disorder are more likely to stare at other people without initiating any social interaction.

  A. avoidant

  B. schizoid

  C. schizotypal

  D. obsessive-compulsive

  B. schizoid
• People who feel anxious because they feel they do not fit into social groups most likely have _____ personality disorder.

  A. schizoid

  B. schizotypal

  C. antisocial

  D. borderline

  B. schizotypal
• . Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizotypal personality disorder?

  A. Suspiciousness.

  B. Odd and unusual habits.

  C. A propensity to be jealous.

  D. Anxiety in social situations.

  C. A propensity to be jealous.
• A person who experiences odd sensations that border on hallucinations most likely has _____ personality disorder.

  A. schizotypal

  B. schizoid

  C. antisocial

  D. avoidant

  A. schizotypal
• Which of the following traits is NOT one of the traits Mason and his colleagues have developed to measure schizotypal personality disorder?

  A. Cognitive disorganization

  B. Unusual experiences

  C. Conformity

  D. Tendency to avoid people

  C. Conformity
• People with _____ personality disorder tend to be distrustful of others and see others as constant threats.

  A. avoidant

  B. antisocial

  C. histrionic

  D. paranoid

  D. paranoid
• Scarf has argued that the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski has _____ personality disorder.

  A. antisocial

  B. narcissistic

  C. borderline

  D. avoidant

  B. narcissistic
• The neurotic paradox applies most to personality disorders in the _____ group.

  A. erratic

  B. eccentric

  C. anxious

  D. histrionic

  C. anxious
• The _____ paradox refers to behavior patterns that avoid one problem, but create other problems.

  A. neurotic

  B. narcissistic

  C. schizoid

  D. disorder

  A. neurotic