Borderline Personality Disorder would be associated most likely with which factor from the ...

Borderline Personality Disorder would be associated most likely with which factor from the five-factor model of personality?
 
  a) Extraversion/introversion
  b) Openness to experience
  c) Neuroticism/antagonism
  d) Agreeableness/antagonism

Question 2

Andrea has been diagnosed with psychopathy. According to research conducted by Harpur, Hart, and Hare (1994 ), how would we describe her personality in terms of McCrae and Costa's five-factor model?
 
  a) Low levels of neuroticism and agreeableness
  b) High levels of neuroticism and low levels of agreeableness and conscientiousness
  c) High levels of agreeableness but low levels of conscientiousness
  d) Low levels of introversion, neuroticism, and conscientiousness

Question 3

In the cognitive-behavioural view, the non-eating of anorexics is reinforced by
 
  a) Reducing anxiety about being fat.
  b) Reducing sexual demands from males.
  c) Attention of overly concerned family members.
  d) Increased time and energy for studies.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the links between psychopathy and the five-factor model is true?
 
  a) Psychopaths are low in neuroticism
  b) Psychopaths are high on conscientiousness
  c) Psychopaths are high on antagonism
  d) Psychopaths are low in agreeableness

Question 5

McNally and his colleagues (2005 ) conducted research on adults who reported memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). The purpose of this study was to identify:
 
  a) Dissociative symptoms
  b) Recovered memories
  c) Validity of CSA memories
  d) Dissociative coping styles

Question 6

Short-term stress can _____ the immune system while long-term stress can _____ it.
 
  a) Deactivate; activate
  b) Undermine; enhance
  c) Activate; undermine
  d) Enhance; activate

Question 7

Heston's (1966 ) adoption study in schizophrenia revealed the following:
 
  a) Children from mothers with schizophrenia were more likely to be diagnosed as mentally defective.
  b) That 18 of children from mothers without schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
  c) That 66 of children from mothers with schizophrenia were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
  d) All of the above.