Self-report measures of personality disorders:
a) Overestimate the number of cases when the actual number of cases is evaluated with a diagnostic interview.
b) Accurately measure the number of cases when the actual number of cases is evaluated with a diagnostic interview.
c) Underestimate the number of cases when the actual number of cases is evaluated with a diagnostic interview.
d) None of the above; accuracy varies and is not constant across self-report measures.
Question 2The tendency for watching idealized images of exceptionally lean bodies creates a motivation to diet is known as:
a) The reflection effect
b) The social learning effect
c) The thinspiration effect
d) The social comparison effect
Question 3Beck (2008 ) proposed the following as an interpretation of current depression research EXCEPT:
a) A development model of the phenomenon of depression
b) A pragmatic formulation of the interaction of the cognitive model and neurophysiological understandings
c) A formulation emphasizing cognitive factors over biological factors
d) A and B only
Question 4In Alexander's psychoanalytic theory, psychophysiological disorders develop out of unconscious emotional states
a) specific to each disorder.
b) rooted in the Oedipal conflict.
c) symbolically expressed in physical symptoms.
d) breaking through into awareness.
Question 5Meta-analysis research (Verheul & Widiger, 2004 ) found that the third most prevalent personality disorder diagnosed via structured interviews is ______________, with prevalence rates ranging from 8 to 13 of clinical samples.
a) borderline personality disorder
b) antisocial personality disorder
c) narcissistic personality disorder
d) personality disorder not otherwise specified
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