Psych: Personality Disorders

The psychological term for an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is:

• Personality
• Psychodynamic
• Temperment
• Unconscious

Which of the following is the best definition of personality disorders?

• a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking
• disorders in which the sense of self becomes separated from previous memories and feelings
• psychological disorders in which the symptoms take bodily form without physical cause
• lasting, rigid behavior patterns that disrupt social functioning

Which of the following are the three clusters of personality disorders?

• anxiety, dissociative, mood
• delusions, hallucinations, neuroses
• anxiety, odd behaviors, dramatic behaviors
• avoidant behaviors, dependent behaviors, paranoid behaviors

A person who is very detached from social relationships might be diagnosed with which of the following personality disorders?

• antisocial
• dependent
• paranoid
• schizoid

A person who is so overly sensitive about being rejected that personal relationships become difficult might be diagnosed with which of the following personality disorders?

• avoidant personality disorder
• dependent personality disorder
• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder

A man who behaves in clingy, submissive ways and displays a strong need to have others take care of him might be diagnosed with which of the following personality disorders?

• avoidant personality disorder
• dependent personality disorder
• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder

A person whose deep mistrust of others gets in the way of personal relationships might be diagnosed with which of the following personality disorders?

• avoidant personality disorder
• dependent personality disorder
• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder

A person with Borderline Personality Disorder might be 

• a person with extremely unstable emotions, self-image, behavior, and relationships.
• a person who is so detached from emotional relationships that he or she avoids intimate interactions with others at all costs. 
• a person with a lack of conscience for wrongdoing and no respect for the rights of others. 
• a person whose deep mistrust of others gets in the way of personal relationships.

A young woman who feels that she must always be in a romantic relationship and constantly depends on her boyfriend to make decisions for her might be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

• avoidant personality disorder
• dependent personality disorder
• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder

Kimmi alternates between extreme happiness and anger, and drives other people away because of her erratic, disturbing mood swings. She might be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

• borderline personality disorder
• bipolar disorder
• antisocial personality disorder
• major depressive disorder