Personality
Disorders
Assessments
Treatment
Theories
100

True or False: Human behavior is influenced by personality AND situation. 

True

100

Experiencing two or more disorders at the same time.

Comorbidity

100

The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Thematic Apperception Test are this type of measure of personality.

Projective

100

The term for any formal psychological treatment aimed at changing thoughts and behavior.

Psychotherapy

100

The theory emphasizes our unconscious conflicts as they shape our personality.

Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic 

200

This is how you feel about yourself and is typically based on your sense of acceptance or rejection. 

Self-Esteem

200

A state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or event.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

200

In the Big Five assessment, OCEAN stands for:

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

200

This form of therapy combines techniques to address faulty thinking and maladaptive behaviors. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

200

This approach focuses on how our thoughts shape our personality.  

Social Cognitive Approach

300

This refers to your characteristics and behaviors that are relatively stable across time and circumstances. 

Personality

300

This disorder is characterized by frequent intrusive thoughts that create anxiety and particular actions that the person feels driven to perform that temporarily reduce the anxiety.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

300

This type of assessment has a client complete a questionnaire about things like their sleeping and eating habits, daily activities, and emotional states.  

Self-Report measure

300

Client-centered therapy focuses on using this to show the client complete support and acceptance no matter what. 

Unconditional Positive Regard

300

According to Freud, this part of your personality is submerged in the unconscious and operates according to the pleasure principle.

Id

400

Sociability, activity level, and emotionality are the three aspects of this biologically based component that you are born with. 

Temperament

400

Mark is hearing voices tell him to do things. He has also started seeing objects that are not there and his behavior has become disorganized and chaotic. Mark is likely to be diagnosed as having:

Schizophrenia 

400

Clinicians use this tool because it standardizes the psychiatric diagnosis into 19 major categories of disorder.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR)

400
This is a mental health professional with a medical degree who can prescribe medications to clients. 

Psychiatrist 

400

This approach emphasizes the goodness in people and the need to fulfill our potential. 

Humanistic Approach

500

This concept tells us that personalities are based on your perception that things happen to you OR you make things happen.

Locus of Control

500

Declan is 4 years old. He has deficits in communication and social skills. Declan repeatedly flaps his hands and hates when changes to his routine. He would likely be diagnosed as having: 

Autism Spectrum Disorder

500

According to this approach, the onset of mental disorders occurs due to both vulnerability for the disorder and the presence of stressful events.

The Diathesis-Stress Model

500

Cognitive behavioral therapy and a prescription stimulant are an effective treatment for this childhood disorder. 

ADHD

500

This theory focuses on five fundamental personality qualities for which we use the acronym OCEAN. 

Trait Theory

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