Self-Exam Questions - Personality Disorders
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1. Which of the following DSM-IV personality disorder diagnoses is no longer
present in DSM-5-TR?
Antisocial personality disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder.
Borderline personality disorder.
Personality disorder not otherwise specified (NOS).: Personality disorder not otherwise
specified (NOS).
2. While collaborating on a presentation to their customers, the members of a
sales team become increasingly frustrated with their team leader. He insists
that the members of the team adhere to strict rules for developing the project.
This involves approaching the task in sequential manner such that no new
task can be begun until the prior one is perfected. When other members
suggest alternative approaches, the leader becomes frustrated and insists that
the team stick to his approach. Although the results are inarguably of high
quality, the team is convinced that they will not finish in time for the scheduled
presentation. Which of the following disorders would best explain the behavior
of this team leader?
Narcissistic personality disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Schizoid personality disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD).: Obsessive-compulsive personality dis-
order (OCPD).
3. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) are pri-
marily motivated by a need for which of the following?
Efficiency.
Admiration.
Control.
Intimacy.: Control.
4. Which of the following findings would rule out the diagnosis of obses-
sive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)?
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A concurrent diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
A concurrent diagnosis of hoarding disorder.
A concurrent diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder.
Evidence that the behavioral patterns reflect culturally sanctioned interperson-
al styles.: Evidence that the behavioral patterns reflect culturally sanctioned interpersonal styles.
5. Despite working for a company for many years, a 36-year-old employee has
not advanced beyond an entry level position. She gets good reviews and works
long hours but has not asked for a promotion because she feels she is not as
good as other employees and thus unworthy of promotion. She explains her
long hours by saying that she is not very smart and needs to check over all
her work because she is afraid that people will ridicule any mistakes. Which of
the following personality disorders would best explain this woman's lack of job
advancement?
Dependent personality disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder.
Paranoid disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder.: Avoidant personality disorder.
6. A cardiologist requests a psychiatric consultation for her patient, a
46-year-old man, because of concern that he "seems crazy." On evaluation, the
patient makes poor eye contact, tends to ramble, and makes unusual word
choices. He is modestly disheveled and wears clothes with mismatched colors.
He expresses odd beliefs about supernatural phenomena, but these beliefs do
not seem to be of delusional intensity. Collateral information from a sibling
elicits the observation that the patient "has always been like this—weird, a
loner, and likes it that way." Which of the following conditions best explains this
patient's odd behaviors and beliefs?
Schizoid personality disorder.
Schizotypal personality disorder.
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1. Which of the following DSM-IV personality disorder diagnoses is no longer
present in DSM-5-TR?
Antisocial personality disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder.
Borderline personality disorder.
Personality disorder not otherwise specified (NOS).: Personality disorder not otherwise
specified (NOS).
2. While collaborating on a presentation to their customers, the members of a
sales team become increasingly frustrated with their team leader. He insists
that the members of the team adhere to strict rules for developing the project.
This involves approaching the task in sequential manner such that no new
task can be begun until the prior one is perfected. When other members
suggest alternative approaches, the leader becomes frustrated and insists that
the team stick to his approach. Although the results are inarguably of high
quality, the team is convinced that they will not finish in time for the scheduled
presentation. Which of the following disorders would best explain the behavior
of this team leader?
Narcissistic personality disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Schizoid personality disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD).: Obsessive-compulsive personality dis-
order (OCPD).
3. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) are pri-
marily motivated by a need for which of the following?
Efficiency.
Admiration.
Control.
Intimacy.: Control.
4. Which of the following findings would rule out the diagnosis of obses-
sive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)?
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A concurrent diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
A concurrent diagnosis of hoarding disorder.
A concurrent diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder.
Evidence that the behavioral patterns reflect culturally sanctioned interperson-
al styles.: Evidence that the behavioral patterns reflect culturally sanctioned interpersonal styles.
5. Despite working for a company for many years, a 36-year-old employee has
not advanced beyond an entry level position. She gets good reviews and works
long hours but has not asked for a promotion because she feels she is not as
good as other employees and thus unworthy of promotion. She explains her
long hours by saying that she is not very smart and needs to check over all
her work because she is afraid that people will ridicule any mistakes. Which of
the following personality disorders would best explain this woman's lack of job
advancement?
Dependent personality disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder.
Paranoid disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder.: Avoidant personality disorder.
6. A cardiologist requests a psychiatric consultation for her patient, a
46-year-old man, because of concern that he "seems crazy." On evaluation, the
patient makes poor eye contact, tends to ramble, and makes unusual word
choices. He is modestly disheveled and wears clothes with mismatched colors.
He expresses odd beliefs about supernatural phenomena, but these beliefs do
not seem to be of delusional intensity. Collateral information from a sibling
elicits the observation that the patient "has always been like this—weird, a
loner, and likes it that way." Which of the following conditions best explains this
patient's odd behaviors and beliefs?
Schizoid personality disorder.
Schizotypal personality disorder.
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