PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which personality disorder is most strongly related to the dimension of
conscientiousness in the five-factor model of personality? - Correct Answers -
Obsessive-compuslive
Based on the clusters of personality disorders listen in DSM-5, which of the following
sets of characteristics is associated with paranoid personality disorder? - Correct
Answers -Odd or eccentric
There is some evidence to support the idea that _ personality disorder is more prevalent
in women than men. - Correct Answers -Borderline
For a specific test to function as a vulnerability marker (endophenotype) for
schizophrenia, it is necessary that the proposed test - Correct Answers -Distinguishes
between those who have schizophrenia and those who do not
The tendency to develop eating disorders seems related to which of the following
variables? - Correct Answers -Exposure to popular media
Schizoid personality disorder is often characterized by - Correct Answers -Indifference
to other people
What diagnostic category is used to describe individuals who experience transient
symptoms of schizophrenia and then complete recovery? - Correct Answers -Brief
psychotic disorder
During an interview, a patient says he frequently hears the voice of his sister coming
from his image in the bathroom mirror. The psychologist who is conducting the interview
most likely writes that the patient presents evidence of - Correct Answers –
Hallucinations
The phase of schizophrenia in which the most dramatic symptoms of psychosis have
improved, but in which the person continues to be impaired in various ways, is labeled -
Correct Answers -residual
, How do long-term outcomes for the treatment of anorexia nervosa compare to long-term
outcomes for the treatment of bulimia nervosa? - Correct Answers -The long-term
success if greater for bulimia nervosa
Which of the following is an example of a positive symptom of schizophrenia? - Correct
Answers -Hallucinations
A patient's medical chart includes the lanugo. You can tell from the chart that the patient
has anorexia nervosa. What will you expect to observe when the patient is examined? -
Correct Answers -Fine, downy hair on her face
Generally, personality disorders tend to be ego-syntonic in nature, which means that
people with personality disorders - Correct Answers -Do no see their disorders as
problems
What is the primary characteristic of anorexia nervosa? - Correct Answers -Starving
oneself
Which of the following is a frequent complaint about the categorical approach to
diagnosis in DSM-5 that could be addressed by a dimensional approach? - Correct
Answers -Many patients meet the criteria for more than one personality disorder
diagnosis
In reference to to borderline personality disorder, splitting is - Correct Answers -Seeing
people as all good or all bad
In the middle of an episode of binge eating, how is a woman likely to describe how she
feels? - Correct Answers -Lacking control
Rich always heard that there are no sex differences in the rate of schizophrenia;
however, he has just been told that closer inspection yields certain differences of
interest. Which of the following describes some of those differences? - Correct Answers
-Men develop the disorder earlier and have more chronic course
According to the textbook and lecture, European American and Latina women report
higher rates of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders than - Correct Answers -African
American woman
Mark is a patient who has been diagnosed with catatonic behavior. Which of these
symptoms might characterize his condition? - Correct Answers -He appears frozen, like
a mannequin
In January, Rita was beginning to perform poorly at work; she was neglecting her
appearance, becoming withdrawn, and exhibiting odd behaviors. In June, Rita showed
the full-blow symptoms of schizophrenia. Her behavior in January can be considered
part of which phase of the disorder? - Correct Answers -Prodromal
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which personality disorder is most strongly related to the dimension of
conscientiousness in the five-factor model of personality? - Correct Answers -
Obsessive-compuslive
Based on the clusters of personality disorders listen in DSM-5, which of the following
sets of characteristics is associated with paranoid personality disorder? - Correct
Answers -Odd or eccentric
There is some evidence to support the idea that _ personality disorder is more prevalent
in women than men. - Correct Answers -Borderline
For a specific test to function as a vulnerability marker (endophenotype) for
schizophrenia, it is necessary that the proposed test - Correct Answers -Distinguishes
between those who have schizophrenia and those who do not
The tendency to develop eating disorders seems related to which of the following
variables? - Correct Answers -Exposure to popular media
Schizoid personality disorder is often characterized by - Correct Answers -Indifference
to other people
What diagnostic category is used to describe individuals who experience transient
symptoms of schizophrenia and then complete recovery? - Correct Answers -Brief
psychotic disorder
During an interview, a patient says he frequently hears the voice of his sister coming
from his image in the bathroom mirror. The psychologist who is conducting the interview
most likely writes that the patient presents evidence of - Correct Answers –
Hallucinations
The phase of schizophrenia in which the most dramatic symptoms of psychosis have
improved, but in which the person continues to be impaired in various ways, is labeled -
Correct Answers -residual
, How do long-term outcomes for the treatment of anorexia nervosa compare to long-term
outcomes for the treatment of bulimia nervosa? - Correct Answers -The long-term
success if greater for bulimia nervosa
Which of the following is an example of a positive symptom of schizophrenia? - Correct
Answers -Hallucinations
A patient's medical chart includes the lanugo. You can tell from the chart that the patient
has anorexia nervosa. What will you expect to observe when the patient is examined? -
Correct Answers -Fine, downy hair on her face
Generally, personality disorders tend to be ego-syntonic in nature, which means that
people with personality disorders - Correct Answers -Do no see their disorders as
problems
What is the primary characteristic of anorexia nervosa? - Correct Answers -Starving
oneself
Which of the following is a frequent complaint about the categorical approach to
diagnosis in DSM-5 that could be addressed by a dimensional approach? - Correct
Answers -Many patients meet the criteria for more than one personality disorder
diagnosis
In reference to to borderline personality disorder, splitting is - Correct Answers -Seeing
people as all good or all bad
In the middle of an episode of binge eating, how is a woman likely to describe how she
feels? - Correct Answers -Lacking control
Rich always heard that there are no sex differences in the rate of schizophrenia;
however, he has just been told that closer inspection yields certain differences of
interest. Which of the following describes some of those differences? - Correct Answers
-Men develop the disorder earlier and have more chronic course
According to the textbook and lecture, European American and Latina women report
higher rates of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders than - Correct Answers -African
American woman
Mark is a patient who has been diagnosed with catatonic behavior. Which of these
symptoms might characterize his condition? - Correct Answers -He appears frozen, like
a mannequin
In January, Rita was beginning to perform poorly at work; she was neglecting her
appearance, becoming withdrawn, and exhibiting odd behaviors. In June, Rita showed
the full-blow symptoms of schizophrenia. Her behavior in January can be considered
part of which phase of the disorder? - Correct Answers -Prodromal
