Most people who have been diagnosed as having a personality disorder:
a) Would be better described using one of the Axis I disorders.
b) Have a pervasive developmental disorder as well.
c) Have more than one personality disorder.
d) Have only one personality disorder.
Question 2Durbin and Klein (2006 ) examined the stability of personality diagnoses in a mood disorder population and found that:
a) Ten-year stability coefficients using categorical diagnoses was relatively good
b) Stability coefficients increased as the time interval increased
c) Consistent with previous research, cluster A personality disorders had the greatest stability over time
d) Stability coefficients are highest when a dimensional approach is taken
Question 3Which of the following life task failures has not been identified by Livesley (1998 ) as being indicative of a personality disorder?
a) Engaging in prosocial behaviours
b) Establishing autonomy
c) Forming stable representations of self and others
d) Developing relationships
Question 4According to Livesley and his colleagues from the University of British Columbia, how do people with personality disorders compare to normal people?
a) People with personality disorders have extreme forms of the same personality structures.
b) People with personality disorders differ qualitatively from normal people in the traits they exhibit.
c) People with personality disorders are more egosyntonic than normal people.
d) Only those people with severe personality disorders differ qualitatively from normals, while those with clinical personality disorders exist on a continuum with normal people.
Question 5The personality disorder with the highest test-retest reliability when the reliability of the diagnosis is assessed is:
a) Borderline personality disorder
b) Antisocial personality disorder
c) Paranoid personality disorder
d) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Question 6Tests of the continuity versus discontinuity of personality disorders have found evidence suggesting that ________ may represent a discrete, discontinuous category
a) narcissistic personality disorder
b) paranoid personality disorder
c) antisocial personality disorder
d) passive-aggressive personality disorder
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