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    Personality disorders are characterized by enduring patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural expectations and cause impairments in social and occupational functioning. They are associated with unusual interpretations of events and unpredictable mood swings or impulsiveness. Borderline personality disorder is the most well-known personality disorder. The characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder include a pervasive need for admiration and an inability to monitor reality, similar to antisocial personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder's main features are persistent social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

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    Personality disorders are characterized by enduring patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural expectations and cause impairments in social and occupational functioning. They are associated with unusual interpretations of events and unpredictable mood swings or impulsiveness. Borderline personality disorder is the most well-known personality disorder. The characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder include a pervasive need for admiration and an inability to monitor reality, similar to antisocial personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder's main features are persistent social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

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    Personality disorders are characterized by enduring patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural expectations and cause impairments in social and occupational functioning. They are associated with unusual interpretations of events and unpredictable mood swings or impulsiveness. Borderline personality disorder is the most well-known personality disorder. The characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder include a pervasive need for admiration and an inability to monitor reality, similar to antisocial personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder's main features are persistent social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

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    Personality disorders are characterized by enduring patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural expectations and cause impairments in social and occupational functioning. They are associated with unusual interpretations of events and unpredictable mood swings or impulsiveness. Borderline personality disorder is the most well-known personality disorder. The characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder include a pervasive need for admiration and an inability to monitor reality, similar to antisocial personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder's main features are persistent social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

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    111.

    Personality disorders (PD) consist of a loosely-bound cluster


    of sub-types. Which of the following common features are
    evident in PD?

    a. they are characterized by an enduring pattern of behaviour


    that deviates markedly from expectations within that culture
    b. they are associated with unusual ways of interpreting events,
    unpredictable mood swings, or impulsive behaviour
    c. they result in impairments in social and occupational
    functioning
    d. All of the above
    112. Which of the following is the most well-
    known of the Personality disorders ?

    a. Borderline Personality Disorder


    b. Melancholic Personality Disorder
    c. Associative Personality Disorder
    d. Dissociative Personality Disorder
    113. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
    individuals with paranoid personality disorder

    a. avoidance of close relationships


    b. avoidance of public places
    c. are often spontaneously aggressive to others
    d. often feel that they have been deeply and
    irreversibly betrayed by others
    114. An Individual with a schizotypal personality
    disorder will usually exhibit which of the following
    characteristics?

    a. eccentric' behaviour marked by odd patterns of


    thinking and communication
    b. discomfort with close personal relationships
    c. often exhibit unusual ideas of reference
    d. All of the above
    115. The term 'sociopath' or 'psychopath' is
    sometimes used to describe which type of
    personality disorder

    A. Histrionic Personality Disorder


    b. Antisocial Personality Disorder APD
    c. Paranoid Personality Disorder
    d. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
    116. An individual with narcissistic personality
    disorder will routinely overestimate their abilities and
    inflate their accomplishments, and this is
    characterized by which of the following?

    a) a pervasive need for admiration


    b) An inability to monitor reality
    c) impulsive behaviour such as drug abuse
    d) unusual ideas of reference
    117. The apparent lack of empathy and the tendency
    to exploit others for self-benefit, has led
    psychologists to compare narcissistic personality
    disorder with which one of the following?

    a. Histrionic Personality Disorder


    b. Antisocial personality Disorder
    c. Paranoid Personality Disorder
    d. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
    118. Which of the following are considered to
    be the main features of avoidant personality
    disorder?

    a. persistent social inhibition


    b. feelings of inadequacy
    c. hypersensitivity to negative evaluation
    d. All of the above
    119. Some clinicians have come to believe that
    antisocial personality disorder and social
    phobia are both components of a broader
    spectrum called:
    a. Social identity spectrum
    b. Broad spectrum disorder
    c. social anxiety spectrum
    d. generalised anxiety disorder
    120. An Individual with Obsessive-Compulsive
    Personality Disorder will exhibit which of the
    following characteristics?

    a. exceptionally perfectionist tendencies


    b. a preoccupation with orderliness
    c. They will stick to rules
    d. All of the above
    121. An Individual with Dependent Personality
    Disorder will exhibit which of the following?

    a. submissive and clinging behaviour


    b. have great difficulty making everyday
    decisions
    c. passive behaviours
    d. All of the above
    122. Which of the following is NOT considered
    to be a risk factors for personality disorders ?

    a. living in inner cities


    b. low socioeconomic class
    c. gender
    d. being a young adult
    123. Behaviour of individuals with Antisocial
    Personality Disorder often appears impulsive and
    unpredictable due to switching quickly and
    unpredictably between:

    a. Dysfunctional memories
    b. Dysfunctional schemas
    c. Dysfunctional hearing
    d. Dysfunctional Balance
    124. Which of the following is not usually
    associated with Avoidant Personality Disorder?

    a. Low self-esteem
    b. Feelings of shame
    c. Feelings of guilt
    d. Feelings of superiority
    125.

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