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1. Willa cannot do anything on her own and always con- dependent
sults others, even on the smallest decision. She is con-
stantly in need of praise to validate her work and is
overly sensitive to any disagreement. She will do al-
most anything to please others. She may be experienc-
ing personality disorder.
2. The MOST important similarity among the personality they are inflexible, mal-
disorders listed in the text is that: adaptive, and related to
impaired functioning or
distress.
3. Which is NOT a biological factor that is common reduced activity of sero-
to both people with schizophrenia and people with tonin
schizotypal personality disorder
4. Reese is distrustful of others and reacts quickly to per- paranoid personality dis-
ceived threats. Even though he has no evidence, he is order.
sure his wife is unfaithful. He finds it almost impossible
to forgive those he thinks have wronged him. Reese
displays the characteristics of:
5. Like those with paranoid personality disorder, those are very sensitive to criti-
with avoidant personality disorder usually: cism and avoid close rela-
tionships.
6. Characteristics of the Virginia Tech shooter reveal that displayed a combination
he: of features from many per-
sonality disorders.
7. "The problem is that they assume they can't take care the cognitive-behavioral
of themselves, so they think others have to meet their perspective
needs. This pattern of thinking is not very helpful in try-
, Ab psych UCLA UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
ing to deal with histrionic personality disorder." A psy-
chologist from which perspective would agree MOST
strongly with this quote?
8. Which does dialectical behavior therapy NOT empha- the use of antipsychotic
size? medications in an outpa-
tient setting
9. Selina always feels mysterious forces that she believes schizotypal personality
she can use to control others and which guide her disorder.
through life. When she sees a news report of a store
robbery in another city, she thinks that it is a warning
that her house will be broken into that evening. If
she has a diagnosable personality disorder, it is MOST
likely:
10. Ann is at a friend's dinner party. She's captured the histrionic personality dis-
attendees' attention for most of the evening by telling order.
jokes and dramatized stories, but everyone's attention
turns away from her when someone else announces
her pregnancy. Ann bursts into dramatic and effusive
congratulations to draw back some attention, but she
grows angry when the other woman stays the cen-
ter of attention. Finally, Ann loudly lies that she had
been pregnant and miscarried, and that hearing about
someone else's pregnancy is extremely hurtful. Ann is
exhibiting characteristics of:
11. Which statement BEST represents current knowledge We really don't know what
about mass murderers? causes mass murderers to
act or how to treat them.
12.
Answers
1. Willa cannot do anything on her own and always con- dependent
sults others, even on the smallest decision. She is con-
stantly in need of praise to validate her work and is
overly sensitive to any disagreement. She will do al-
most anything to please others. She may be experienc-
ing personality disorder.
2. The MOST important similarity among the personality they are inflexible, mal-
disorders listed in the text is that: adaptive, and related to
impaired functioning or
distress.
3. Which is NOT a biological factor that is common reduced activity of sero-
to both people with schizophrenia and people with tonin
schizotypal personality disorder
4. Reese is distrustful of others and reacts quickly to per- paranoid personality dis-
ceived threats. Even though he has no evidence, he is order.
sure his wife is unfaithful. He finds it almost impossible
to forgive those he thinks have wronged him. Reese
displays the characteristics of:
5. Like those with paranoid personality disorder, those are very sensitive to criti-
with avoidant personality disorder usually: cism and avoid close rela-
tionships.
6. Characteristics of the Virginia Tech shooter reveal that displayed a combination
he: of features from many per-
sonality disorders.
7. "The problem is that they assume they can't take care the cognitive-behavioral
of themselves, so they think others have to meet their perspective
needs. This pattern of thinking is not very helpful in try-
, Ab psych UCLA UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
ing to deal with histrionic personality disorder." A psy-
chologist from which perspective would agree MOST
strongly with this quote?
8. Which does dialectical behavior therapy NOT empha- the use of antipsychotic
size? medications in an outpa-
tient setting
9. Selina always feels mysterious forces that she believes schizotypal personality
she can use to control others and which guide her disorder.
through life. When she sees a news report of a store
robbery in another city, she thinks that it is a warning
that her house will be broken into that evening. If
she has a diagnosable personality disorder, it is MOST
likely:
10. Ann is at a friend's dinner party. She's captured the histrionic personality dis-
attendees' attention for most of the evening by telling order.
jokes and dramatized stories, but everyone's attention
turns away from her when someone else announces
her pregnancy. Ann bursts into dramatic and effusive
congratulations to draw back some attention, but she
grows angry when the other woman stays the cen-
ter of attention. Finally, Ann loudly lies that she had
been pregnant and miscarried, and that hearing about
someone else's pregnancy is extremely hurtful. Ann is
exhibiting characteristics of:
11. Which statement BEST represents current knowledge We really don't know what
about mass murderers? causes mass murderers to
act or how to treat them.
12.
