Which of the following statements is true?
a. Recent research is refining the search for genes that cause antisocial personality disorder.
b. Recent research on brain damage indicates that brain damage is found in psychopaths.
c. Recent research on neuropsychological tests indicates that psychopaths score equally as well as nonpsychopaths.
d. None of the above is true
Question 2One reason why individuals with narcissistic personality disorder tend to become depressed at times is that they
a. become upset when their intimate relationships fail.
b. seldom live up to their unrealistic expectations of themselves.
c. are overly sensitive to the pain of others.
d. don't think they will achieve success in life.
Question 3Vince is extremely impressed with himself. Although he has only achieved a moderate amount of success, he thinks of himself as being uniquely special and deserving of the best of everything. Vince fantasizes frequently about great wealth and fame and does not really pay much attention to other people except to note how they react to him. Vince would most likely be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.
a. antisocial
b. histrionic
c. narcissistic
d. dependent
Question 4Which of the following statements is true about narcissistic personality disorder?
a. This disorder is on the decline in Western societies.
b. Reports of treatment success are limited.
c. Recently there has been a great deal of research on this disorder.
d. All of the above
Question 5People with narcissistic personality disorder display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
a. exploitation of others.
b. happiness because they receive the adulation of others.
c. demands for special attention.
d. feelings of grandiosity.
Question 6Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by
a. preoccupation with other people.
b. obsession with keeping things neat and orderly.
c. thinking of oneself as deserving of special treatment.
d. pathological dishonesty.
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