Abnormal Psychology 281: Chapters 8 and 9 Quiz

________ personality disorder involves social deficits and discomfort combined with distortions of perception and cognition and eccentric behavior.

Several of the ___________ are criminal offenses in addition to mental disorders.

Individuals diagnosed with _______ personality disorder are often in trouble with the law or unemployed and may have spent long periods incarcerated in prisons or being homeless.

In terms of successful treatment dysfunctions, there is solid evidence for the _________ approach.

What diagnosis is given when symptoms of different personality disorders are mixed together?

A person who experiences intense sexual arousal from rubbing his genitals against a stranger's buttocks in a crowded room and then fleeing from the scene would most likely fit the criteria for _______ disorder.

What is an aversion therapy in which imagery of the paraphiliac act is paired with an anxiety-inducing or nausea-inducing verbal description?

The defining pattern of _______ disorder is the recurrent fantasy, urge, or behavior of exposing one's genitals to an unsuspecting stranger.

In ________, there is both a strong and persistent cross-gender identification and a persistent discomfort with one's assigned sex.

Although Cluster __ personality disorders involve symptoms that are described as odd or eccentric, these symptoms normally are not of sufficient intensity to include delusions and hallucinations.

What has been found, in terms of treatment, for narcissistic personality disorder?

What is charactized by unstable relationships and emotions?

Which of the following are associated with intense urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving unusual targets of sexual arousal?

In _____ disorder, sexual interest becomes focused on non-living objects which the individual uses in sexual contexts.

Psychopaths show _____ than nonpsychopaths in stressful situations.

Suicidal or self-mutilating acts are common for those diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.