The main problem with evaluating research-based specialized clinics versus general private practice treatment is that researchers tend to be
a. too withdrawn from everyday realities.
b. focused on one specific disorder and do not address comorbidity.
c. unable to consider psychosocial variables.
d. only concerned with research reports.
Question 2The three main risk factors identified with personality disorders are
a. underconfidence, overexposure to failure, and stress.
b. child abuse, low self-esteem, and comorbidity.
c. child maltreatment, poor interpersonal skills, and emotional dysregulation.
d. polarized/absolute thinking, personal disgust, and apathy.
Question 3Private practitioners are often , which means they use various techniques for various clients, depending on what seems most effective at the time.
a. researchers
b. eclectic
c. analytical
d. validity seeking
Question 4Gradual, step-by-step approaching of a feared situation is accomplished with
a. flooding.
b. gradual implosion.
c. counter conditioning.
d. systematic desensitization.
Question 5Prevention efforts for personality disorders are
a. non-existent.
b. rare.
c. common.
d. included within the DSM.
Question 6One ethical question raised by the use of managed care is
a. prognosis definitions.
b. diagnosis criteria.
c. DSM classifications.
d. permission to provide information and how much.
Question 7The process of inducing back-and-forth type movements in people as they recall traumatic memories is
a. virtual reality therapy.
b. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
c. systematic desensitization.
d. interoceptive exposure.
Question 8Children who ultimately develop personality disorder may have been well behaved and conscientious but perhaps overly serious and rigid.
a. narcissistic
b. histrionic
c. borderline
d. obsessive-compulsive
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