Question 11Which of the following is not a personality disorder in the DSM:1 pointa. histrionic personality disorder b. narcissistic personality disorder c. anxious personality disorder d. borderline personality disorder

What are the two most common disorders diagnosed in the DSM? Group of answer choicesDepression, anxiety Borderline personality disorder, depressionAnxiety, bipolar Depression, bipolar

The category of personality disorders is broad, encompassing behavioral problems that differgreatly in form and severity to other psychological disorders (Butcher et al., 2014, p. 329).a. Discuss the challenges researchers may encounter when studying the causalfactors of personality disorders. (6 marks)b. Compare and contrast the personality disorders listed in Cluster C. Be sure to makereference to their causal factors and treatment. (12 marks)c. Social Anxiety disorder (Social Phobia) can be mistaken for one of the personalitydisorders listed in Cluster C. Identify this personality disorder and discuss why it isconsidered to be similar to yet different from Social Anxiety disorder.

True about the DSM-5 criteria of borderline personality disorder*1 pointFrantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonmentlmpulsivity in at least one area that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)Constant, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptomsA pattern of stable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluationAffective instability due to a marked reactivity of affect

Which of the following is TRUE about borderline personality disorder?Group of answer choicesIt involves a life-long pattern of intense and dysfunctional relationshipsA person with BPD has a very unstable sense of his/her own identityIt may include impulsive behaviors such as self-mutilation or other unsafe behaviorsAll of the above

Which of the following is true about the DSM?Group of answer choicesDisorders have been removed from the DSM over the years, such as homosexuality Disorders have been added to the DSM over the years, such as narcissistic personality disorder The name of disorders in the DSM have changed over the years, such as multiple personality disorders to dissociative identity disorder All of the above