Which basic personality traits from the five-factor model seem most important in the development of ...

Which basic personality traits from the five-factor model seem most important in the development of paranoid personality disorder?
 
  a. Introversion and openness to feelings
  b. Excitement seeking and neuroticism
  c. Antagonism and neuroticism
  d. Fantasy proneness and tough mindedness

Question 2

Greg has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. Knowing this, which of the following jobs would he be most likely to enjoy?
 
  a. Night-time security guard who works alone
  b. Receptionist at a busy dentist's office
  c. Insurance inspector who uncovers clues that criminal behavior has occurred
  d. Elementary school teacher who works with children who have emotional problems

Question 3

What is the link between dieting and eating disorders?
 
  a. Dieting is a risk factor for both anorexia and bulimia.
  b. Dieting is a risk factor for bulimia.
  c. Dieting is not a risk factor for the development of eating disorder.
  d. When done properly, dieting seems to decrease eating disorder symptoms for a while and then leads to a sharp increase in symptoms.

Question 4

The best description of the biological component of personality disorders is
 
  a. they are directly inherited disorders.
  b. they have no biological component, they are learned.
  c. personality traits are inherited that predispose a person to developing a personality disorder.
  d. people inherit the trait of anxiety, which underlies all of the personality disorders and predisposes people to developing a personality disorder.

Question 5

Which basic personality traits from the five-factor model seem most important in the development of schizoid personality disorder?
 
  a. Low agreeableness and high antagonism
  b. High introversion and low openness to feelings
  c. High introversion and low agreeableness
  d. Low excitement seeking and high fantasy proneness

Question 6

There is a general agreement among researchers that personality
 
  a. is mainly learned.
  b. can be characterized by five basic trait dimensions.
  c. has an infinite number of possible trait dimensions.
  d. is mainly genetic.