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Which childhood histories are early predictors for antisocial personality
disorder?
Answer- Enuresis, sleepwalking, and syntonic acts of cruelty
3 multiple choice options
What are the key areas of assessment when assessing patients with
antisocial personality disorder?
Answer- - quality of relationships
- impulsivity
- the extent of aggression
What are the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder?
Answer- -Unstable Interpersonal
Relationships
-Unstable Self-Image
-Unstable Affect
,-Cognitive Dysfunctions
-Impaired Problem Solving
-Impulsivity
-Self-Harm Behaviors
What are the psychosocial interventions for borderline personality
disorder?
•Addressing Abandonment and Intimacy Fears
•Establishing Personal Boundaries and Limitation
•Using Behavioral Interventions
•Challenging Dysfunctional Thinking
•Psychoeducation
•Establishing the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship
What medications can be given for patients with BPD and what do they
control?
Answer- antipsychotics and antidepressants control emotional
dysregulation, impulsive aggression, cognitive disturbances, and anxiety
as an adjunct to psychotherapy.
Which personality disorder is characterized by:
,•A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- Lively, dramatic, draw attention to themselves by their enthusiasm,
dress, and apparent openness.
- Are sexually seductive in their attempts to gain attention and often are
uncomfortable within a single relationship
- Their appearance is provocative and speech dramatic - Speech is
usually colorful and theatrical, full of superlative adjectives
- Seen more frequently in women than men clinically.
• Exaggerate the intimacy of relationships.
• Vague physical complaints or related exaggerated versions of physical
illness.
Histrionic personality disorder
Which mental disorder can occur concurrently with histrionic
personality disorder?
- anxiety disorder - obsessive-compulsive syndromes
- somatoform syndromes
- substance use disorder
- mood disorders
What is included in the neurobiological theories of aggression etiology?
•Low serotonin - increased aggressive behavior
, •Increased dopamine & norepinephrine - increased impulsivity and
violent behavior
•Limbic system structural damage - alteration in self-control
•Damage to frontal lobes - disinhibition & aggressive behavior
What is included in the psychosocial theories of aggression etiology?
•Poor impulse control
•Dysfunctional upbringing
•Inconsistent responses inappropriate behaviors
•Failure to build trusting interpersonal relationships
What are the phases of the aggressive cycle?
1. Triggering
2. Escalation
3. Crisis
4. Recovery
5. Post crisis
Which phase of the aggressive cycle is when the individual loses control
of their emotional or physical response?
Crisis
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEWEST
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Which childhood histories are early predictors for antisocial personality
disorder?
Answer- Enuresis, sleepwalking, and syntonic acts of cruelty
3 multiple choice options
What are the key areas of assessment when assessing patients with
antisocial personality disorder?
Answer- - quality of relationships
- impulsivity
- the extent of aggression
What are the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder?
Answer- -Unstable Interpersonal
Relationships
-Unstable Self-Image
-Unstable Affect
,-Cognitive Dysfunctions
-Impaired Problem Solving
-Impulsivity
-Self-Harm Behaviors
What are the psychosocial interventions for borderline personality
disorder?
•Addressing Abandonment and Intimacy Fears
•Establishing Personal Boundaries and Limitation
•Using Behavioral Interventions
•Challenging Dysfunctional Thinking
•Psychoeducation
•Establishing the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship
What medications can be given for patients with BPD and what do they
control?
Answer- antipsychotics and antidepressants control emotional
dysregulation, impulsive aggression, cognitive disturbances, and anxiety
as an adjunct to psychotherapy.
Which personality disorder is characterized by:
,•A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- Lively, dramatic, draw attention to themselves by their enthusiasm,
dress, and apparent openness.
- Are sexually seductive in their attempts to gain attention and often are
uncomfortable within a single relationship
- Their appearance is provocative and speech dramatic - Speech is
usually colorful and theatrical, full of superlative adjectives
- Seen more frequently in women than men clinically.
• Exaggerate the intimacy of relationships.
• Vague physical complaints or related exaggerated versions of physical
illness.
Histrionic personality disorder
Which mental disorder can occur concurrently with histrionic
personality disorder?
- anxiety disorder - obsessive-compulsive syndromes
- somatoform syndromes
- substance use disorder
- mood disorders
What is included in the neurobiological theories of aggression etiology?
•Low serotonin - increased aggressive behavior
, •Increased dopamine & norepinephrine - increased impulsivity and
violent behavior
•Limbic system structural damage - alteration in self-control
•Damage to frontal lobes - disinhibition & aggressive behavior
What is included in the psychosocial theories of aggression etiology?
•Poor impulse control
•Dysfunctional upbringing
•Inconsistent responses inappropriate behaviors
•Failure to build trusting interpersonal relationships
What are the phases of the aggressive cycle?
1. Triggering
2. Escalation
3. Crisis
4. Recovery
5. Post crisis
Which phase of the aggressive cycle is when the individual loses control
of their emotional or physical response?
Crisis
