Which of the following is frequently seen as the core problem of borderline personality disorder?
a) intolerance of being alone
b) inability to obtain pleasure from any activity
c) extreme depression bordering on catatonia
d) obsessive attention to details of their lives and the lives of their friends
Question 2Of the following personality disorders, which has been the most researched?
a) avoidant
b) borderline
c) narcissistic
d) obsessive-compulsive
Question 3Which of the following is a possible sign of changes that occur in patients with frontal lobe malfunctions?
a) delusions of grandeur and odd postures
b) auditory hallucinations and depersonalization
c) dissociative amnesia and migraine headaches
d) diminished ability to concentrate and loss of orientation to time or place
Question 4A physician suspects that a patient has a subtle form of brain damage that has not shown up on brain scans. The symptoms include apathy, overeating, reduced capacity to use language, and loss of orientation to time and place.
A referral is made to a neuropsychologist. Which part of the brain might the neuropsychologist suspect has been damaged?
a) parietal lobes
b) corpus callosum
c) cerebellum
d) frontal lobes
Question 5Borderline personality disorder differs from schizotypal personality disorder in that the borderline category emphasizes
a) dependence rather than arrogance.
b) arrogance rather than dependence.
c) affective rather than cognitive symptoms.
d) cognitive rather than affective symptoms.
Question 6For an assignment in your abnormal class, you are to compare brain injuries, epilepsy, and acute cerebrovascular diseases with schizophrenia and panic disorders. What will you find when you compare the two groups of disorders?
a) The two groups occur with equal frequency.
b) Both sets of disorders occur at lower rates now than they did in the past.
c) There are large and significant sex differences in the two sets of
disorders.
d) The group of brain disorders occurs more frequently than schizophrenia
and panic disorder.
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