PSYCH257 Midterm: chapter_12--study_guide

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH257
• Professor: annapolotskaia

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A. dimension based; category based b. category based; dimension based c. behavior based; trait based d. trait based; behavior based. The dsm uses a categorical approach to personality disorders. A. the severity of the disorders is not given much consideration. B. these disorders may simply be extreme degrees of normal patterns. C. it may lead clinicians to view these disorders as real entities. This week"s first client shows a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. A. narcissistic b. schizoid c. avoidant d. histrionic. A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluations, part of the anxious or fearful disorder cluster, is diagnosed as personality disorder. A. narcissistic b. schizoid c. avoidant d. dependent. George lives every day on a strict schedule. He must have everything perfect and organized, and is excessively devoted to his work. A. paranoid b. obsessive-compulsive c. dependent d. borderline.