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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is a characteristic associated with personality disorders?
a. Feelings of distress an individual is causing others
b. Overly flexible
c. Inability to sustain meaningful relationships
d. Increased concern about pleasing others
Topic: Personality Disorders
LO: 12.2
2. When working with Adrian, you notice his behavior is a little eccentric. He demonstrates difficulty trusting you and engaging in your recommended intervention. Whenever you make a recommendation, he questions the recommendation and is resistant to engaging. Which of the following best describes Adrian’s situation?
a. Paranoid personality disorder
b. Avoidant personality disorder
c. Borderline personality disorder
d. Schizotypal personality disorder
Topic: Specific Personality Disorders
LO: 12.3
3. You are working with Pat on developing interpersonal relationships. During your sessions she demonstrates dramatic and erratic responses to past interpersonal relationships. When you attempt to discuss what happened in these past relationships she becomes intensely emotional about situations that you perceive to be out of proportion to the situation. As her emotions escalate she has difficulty calming down and enters into extreme black and white thinking. In addition, Pat often has difficulty at the end of your sessions, fearful that you are abandoning her and won’t be here when she returns for her next appointment. Which of the following personality disorders best reflects Pat’s situation?
a. Paranoid personality disorder
b. Avoidant personality disorder
c. Borderline personality disorder
d. Schizotypal personality disorder
Topic: Specific Personality Disorders
LO: 12.3
4. Which of the following is associated with the development of personality disorders?
a. Research has identified specific genes related to personality disorders.
b. Neuroimaging suggests no biological vulnerability toward these disorders.
c. Temperament is a protective factor against the development of personality disorders.
d. The baby/parent “fit” is crucial in the development of adaptive personalities.
Topic: Etiology
LO: 12.4
5. Individuals diagnosed with personality disorders tend to experience minimal pleasure in life and demonstrate extreme and persistent responses to everyday situations, interfering with occupational functioning. Which of the four core areas associated with the inner experience and behaviors of personality disorders does this represent?
a. Cognition
b. Affectivity
c. Impulse control
d. Interpersonal problems
Topic: Impact on Occupational Performance
LO: 12.7
6. Individuals with personality disorders have difficulty engaging in meaningful roles and activities because of distortions in the way they interpret everyday situations. Which of the four core areas associated with the inner experience and behaviors of personality disorders does this represent?
a. Cognition
b. Affectivity
c. Impulse control
d. Interpersonal problems
Topic: Impact on Occupational Performance
LO: 12.7
7. As an occupational therapy practitioner, you decide to use an intervention that encourages the client to focus awareness nonjudgmentally on the present. Which approach does this best represent?
a. Cognitive behavioral therapy
b. Dialectical behavior therapy
c. Anger management
d. Mindfulness meditation
Topic: Role of occupational therapy
LO: 12.8
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