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Question 31

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Which symptom differentiates paranoid schizophrenia from paranoid personality disorder?

A) Being easily angered and argumentative
B) Distrusting others
C) Believing that others are out to harm or deceive them
D) Having delusions

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Question 32

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The behaviours that are characteristic of Cluster A personality disorders are described as

A) odd, quirky, or eccentric.
B) exaggerated, dramatic, or emotional.
C) anxious, withdrawn, or fearful.
D) emotionally neutral, odd thinking, or isolated.

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The symptoms of avoidant personality disorder and ____________ are so similar that many mental health professionals wonder whether they are in fact two separate disorders.

At the heart of avoidant personality disorder lies

Chronic suspicion of the infidelity of a partner is a classic example of interpersonal difficulties in paranoid personality disorder.

Research has suggested that the heritability of personality disorders ranges from approximately

A patient who meets the diagnostic criteria for more than one personality disorder is diagnosed with

Differentiating between personality traits and personality disorders is important for both diagnosis and treatment.

Which personality description is matched with the correct personality disorder cluster?

The Children in the Community study discussed in the text found that parental rearing styles may affect the development of personality disorders in children. The progression of ____________ in childhood to ____________ in adulthood provides the best supporting evidence for this finding.

The five dimensions of the Five Factor Model include neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, and

Impairment must be present in order for a personality disorder to be diagnosed.

Sam is 38. He is unemployed and lives with a family member. One afternoon, he shows his neighbor, Sean, a YouTube video of his cousin performing a mediocre rap. "I wrote that!" Sam brags. "We're going to make it big real soon! I write a lot of things; I'm in the Poets' Society of Canada." "Well, I'm leaving to go the gym," Sean says, hoping Sam will leave. Sam responds, "You can work out all the time but you'll never surpass me." Sam then describes the expensive brand-name athletic shoes he owns. Sam may have _____ personality disorder.

Experiencing a traumatic event ____________ is especially likely to produce profound and chronic effects on brain biology.

In order for antisocial personality disorder to be diagnosed, the patient must be at least

The behaviours seen in Cluster B personality disorders are best described as being exaggerated, inflated, emotional, or dramatic.

"Overperceiving" and "overresponding" to threats may be caused by

A personality trait refers to the characteristic way a person approaches the world.

Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. These medications are also used to treat

Jay is a Toronto firefighter/paramedic. People who know him say that he is calm and level-headed no matter what the situation. This is one reason his supervisors have chosen him to mentor all of the station's new recruits. This behavioural tendency for Jay to act in the same manner regardless of the situation is called