This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Personality > Personality Disorders – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Personality Disorders Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Borderline Personality is prevalent in what percentage of the population? A) 10%. B) 6%. C) 20%. D) 8%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6%. 2. Cyclothymic disorder includes A) A manic and hypomanic episode. B) Highs and lows. C) A manic episode. D) A hypomanic episode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highs and lows. 3. A client has a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. Which personality disorder does this client likely have? A) Avoidant Personality Disorder. B) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. C) Histrionic Personality Disorder. D) Antisocial Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avoidant Personality Disorder. 4. Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by A) Excessive emotionality and attention seeking. B) Instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, emotions and control over impulses. C) Grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. D) Social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. 5. The DSM-5 is used for A) Treating anxiety disorders. B) Identifying the cause of mental problems. C) Classifying psychological disorders. D) Distinguishing between biological and environmental causes of disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Classifying psychological disorders. 6. Which PD is being described? This person feels stress about the idea of having to provide for themselves financially and the day to day functions. This person clings very closely to their parents. A) Dependent PD. B) Narcissistic PD. C) Avoidant PD. D) Schizoid PD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent PD. 7. Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by A) Detachment from social relationships and restricted range of expression of emotions. B) Discomfort with close relationships; cognitive and perceptual distortions; eccentricities of behavior. C) Distrust and suspiciousness of others. D) Disregard for and frequent violation of the rights of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disregard for and frequent violation of the rights of others. 8. "Pervasive pattern" in personality disorders means A) Symptoms Confined to certain situations. B) Spreading widely in all aspects of life. C) Difficult to be noticed. D) Referring to cluster A disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spreading widely in all aspects of life. 9. Individuals with Cluster A Personality Disorders often display which of the following traits? A) Odd or eccentric behavior. B) Highly emotional behavior. C) Conforming behavior. D) Aggressive behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odd or eccentric behavior. 10. At the beginning A) Respectively. B) Initially. C) Collectively. D) Persistently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Initially. 11. Shaun has little to no desire for close relationships. When invited out with friends he often declines as he like to spend his time alone. When confronted about rejecting his friends, he shows no empathy towards their feelings. What personality disorder is Shaun exhibiting? A) Schizotypal PD. B) Schizoid PD. C) Antisocial PD. D) Avoidant PD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schizoid PD. 12. Which PD is being described? This person seems extremely shy and fears disapproval and ridicule from others. They often avoid social activities or working with others. A) Paranoid PD. B) Avoidant PD. C) Histrionic PD. D) Schizoid PD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoidant PD. 13. A defense mechanism commonly used by persons with Cluster A personality disorder is: A) Denial. B) Rationalization. C) Splitting. D) Paranoia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Splitting. 14. Cluster B personality disorders usually exhibit: A) Odd, eccentric or psychotic features. B) Dramatic, emotional or erratic traits/behaviours. C) Anxious, fearful or avoidant behaviours. D) Wild behaviour . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic, emotional or erratic traits/behaviours. 15. Schizotypal Personality Disorder A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. This individual believes he can see ghosts, often acts very peculiar, and suffers from extreme social anxiety. He wears 3 purses on top of his heavy jacket, that he wears regardless of if it is hot or cold. What personality disorder does this individual have? A) Schizotypal. B) Schizoid. C) Paranoid. D) Borderline. E) Histrionic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schizotypal. 17. People with dissociative identity disorder use it to get away with violence A) Fact. B) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth. 18. To guess or calculate a number, based upon evidence A) Intervention. B) Estimate. C) Underlying. D) Paucity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estimate. 19. Someone with this Cluster B personality disorder tends could be described as deceitful, impulsive, and does not respect the rights of others. A) Narcissistic. B) Antisocial. C) Histrionic. D) Borderline. E) Obsessive-compulsive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antisocial. 20. Able to apply to most people, things, conditions, etc. A) Efficacy. B) Estimate. C) Generalizable. D) Label. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalizable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPersonality Disorders Quiz 1Personality Disorders Quiz 2Personality Disorders Quiz 3Personality Disorders Quiz 4Personality Disorders Quiz 6Personality Disorders Quiz 7Personality Disorders Quiz 8Personality Disorders Quiz 9Personality Disorders Quiz 10Personality Disorders Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books