Deck 11: Treatment of Sleep Disorders

Question 1

What percentage of personality disorders may have a genetic factor?

A) 40-60%
B) 50-70%
C) 60-80%
D) none of these

Answer 1

40-60%

Question 2

Antipsychotic medications may be needed to treat the symptoms of patients in "cluster A."

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Typically, SSRIs are used for which of the following cluster(s)?

A) Cluster "a" only
B) Cluster "b" only
C) Clusters "a" and "b"
D) Clusters "b" and "c"

Answer 3

Clusters "b" and "c"

Question 4

Experts once believed that the use of medications in the treatment of personality disorders interfered with psychotherapy.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a typical therapeutic approach used in the treatment of personality disorders:

A) psychodynamic
B) cognitive
C) dialectical
D) REBT

Question 6

There are currently eight medications that are FDA approved for treating personality disorders.

Question 7

Approximately 7% of the general population have a personality disorder.

Question 8

What percentage of the general population have personality disorders?

A) 3-5%
B) 7-9%
C) 10-23%
D) 24-27%

Question 9

In patients demonstrating the "cluster B" symptoms, the use of antidepressants like the SSRIs are often helpful.

Question 10

Which of the following was found in the literature to be contributing factors in impulsive and violent behaviors?

A) head trauma
B) toxic substances
C) low serotonin levels
D) all of the above

Question 11

Current research and evidence suggests that personality disorders are a biopsychosocial entity caused by complex interactions of psychosocial and biological factors.

Question 12

Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated differences in the frontal lobe functioning of patients with schizotypal personality disorder.

Question 13

Historically, ________ has been used to calm anxious, impulsive patients:

A) Buspar
B) Wellbutrin
C) Neurontin
D) all of these

Question 14

Cluster "a" symptoms include:

A) Impulsive, depressive, angry and labile symptoms.
B) Paranoid, eccentric, thought disordered, dissociative.
C) Anxious, inhibited, and avoidant.
D) Fussy, demanding, neurotic symptoms.

Question 15

Current research suggests that biological factors may account for about 40-?60% of all cases.