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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 6th Canadian Edition by Flett Chapter 13

Chapter 13
Personality Disorders

Question Type: True/False

1) The traits of people with personality disorders are different than the traits of people without
personality disorders.

Answer: False

Section Reference: Personality Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 13.1 List the general criteria used to determine whether someone has
personality dysfunction and explain why a categorical approach to diagnosis has been
supplemented by a dimensional approach.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

2) Personality disorders are diagnosed on Axis II of DSM-5.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 13.1 Classifying Personality Disorders: Clusters, Categories, and Problems
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.2 What are the most significant challenges that influence the
assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a
personality disorder?
Bloom’s: Knowledge

3) Personality disorders may be best diagnosed in a dimensional manner.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.1 Classifying Personality Disorders: Clusters, Categories, and Problems
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.2 What are the most significant challenges that influence the
assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a
personality disorder?
Bloom’s: Comprehension

4) The best way to diagnose personality disorders is to have people complete the NEO (Five-

,Factor Model).

Answer: False

Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 13.1
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 13.2 What are the most significant challenges that influence the
assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a
personality disorder?
Bloom’s: Comprehension

5) People with personality disorders are often not distressed about their behaviour.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.2 Assessing Personality Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.2 What are the most significant challenges that influence the
assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a
personality disorder?
Bloom’s: Comprehension

6) Personality disorder not otherwise specified (PDNOS) is the most common personality
disorder diagnosis.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 13.2 Assessing Personality Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.2 What are the most significant challenges that influence the
assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a
personality disorder?
Bloom’s: Knowledge

7) University students are most likely to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

Answer: False

Section Reference: Student Perspectives 13.1
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 13.1 List the general criteria used to determine whether someone has

,personality dysfunction and explain why a categorical approach to diagnosis has been
supplemented by a dimensional approach.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

8) People with paranoid personality disorder experience less dysfunction than those with
paranoid schizophrenia.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.3 Personality Disorder Clusters: Odd/Eccentric Cluster
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.3 List the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and
describe the characteristics they have in common.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

9) People with schizoid personality disorder are likely to be perceived by others as loners.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.3 Personality Disorder Clusters: Odd/Eccentric Cluster
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.3 List the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and
describe the characteristics they have in common.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

10) Schizotypal personality disorder is more common among children of schizophrenics.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.3 Personality Disorder Clusters: Odd/Eccentric Cluster
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 13.3 List the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and
describe the characteristics they have in common.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

11) Schizotypal personality disorder is well-differentiated from other personality disorders.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 13.3 Personality Disorder Clusters: Odd/Eccentric Cluster

, Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.3 List the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and
describe the characteristics they have in common.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

12) Cluster A personality disorders are related to schizophrenia.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.3 Personality Disorder Clusters: Odd/Eccentric Cluster
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.3 List the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and
describe the characteristics they have in common.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

13) The term “borderline” in borderline personality refers to people who experience it being on
the borderline between sane and insane.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 13.4 Personality Disorder Clusters: Dramatic/Erratic Cluster
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.4 Compare and contrast the personality disorders in the dramatic/erratic
cluster in terms of how people with these personality disorders tend to interact with other
people.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

14) Borderline personality disorder tends to be comorbid with mood disorders.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 13.4 Personality Disorder Clusters: Dramatic/Erratic Cluster
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 13.4 Compare and contrast the personality disorders in the dramatic/erratic
cluster in terms of how people with these personality disorders tend to interact with other
people.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

15) Linehan’s diathesis-stress theory is the most widely accepted explanation of the etiology of
borderline personality disorder.

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