Which perspective on personality would emphasize a person’s inherent drive toward self-actualization in accounting for the symptoms of BPD?A.BehaviorismB.HumanismC.PsychoanalysisD.Trait

As a personality disorder, BPD is characterized as a:A.rigid, problematic pattern of thought and behavior.B.persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.C.breakdown in memory, awareness, or identity.D.long-lasting anxiety not focused on a specific target.

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

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

Behavioral manifestations of personality traits are often exhibited with conscious thought rather than automatically.Group startsTrue or FalseTrue, unselectedFalse, unselected

Match each type of personality assessment with its description.self-report measuresobservational methodsprojective measurescollecting data about someone’s interactions and tendencies and making personality predictions based on what one seesquestionnaire-based assessments that do not try to uncover unconscious influencesuse of ambiguous pictures or stories to examine unconscious processes