Transient psychotic symptoms are seen in which of the following personality disorders?

Transient psychotic symptoms are seen in which of the following personality disorders?
 
  a. Paranoid and schizoid
  b. Schizotypal and schizoid
  c. Schizoid and antisocial
  d. Paranoid and schizotypal

Question 2

Lori is vain and self-centered. When she goes out, it is not at all uncommon for her to do things that ensure she is the center of attention. Her close friends describe her as a drama queen.
 
   Assuming that her behavior is sufficient to warrant a diagnosis, which of the following personality disorders is she most likely to be diagnosed with?
  a. Antisocial
  b. Borderline
  c. Histrionic
  d. Narcissistic

Question 3

Which of the following core dysfunctional beliefs might explain the development of histrionic personality disorder?
 
  a. I need a man to define me.
  b. I am the only one I can trust.
  c. I am completely helpless.
  d. If I am not fun, they will abandon me.

Question 4

Luisa is a lively and emotional graduate student. She dresses provocatively and behaves in a very seductive manner with her male professors. She has had a long string of short-lived, stormy romances. Luisa is most likely to have a diagnosis of
 
  a. histrionic personality disorder.
  b. narcissistic personality disorder.
  c. dependent personality disorder.
  d. passive-aggressive personality disorder.

Question 5

Which of the following personality disorders might be the female equivalent of antisocial personality disorder?
 
  a. Avoidant
  b. Schizotypal
  c. Histrionic
  d. Schizoid

Question 6

Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who
 
  a. are emotionally unexpressive and prefer living alone.
  b. later develop schizophrenic symptoms.
  c. are attention-seeking and overly emotional.
  d. depend on others because they do not feel competent.

Question 7

Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it.
 
  He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is
  a. borderline personality disorder.
  b. paranoid personality disorder.
  c. schizotypal personality disorder.
  d. schizoid personality disorder.