APA Online CE Quiz |
No. 10 |
Title: Psychotherapeutic Assessment and Treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
| 1. | Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is one of the most difficult clinical disorders to effectively treat: | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 2. | The DSM-IV criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) include all of the following except: | |
| A) | Grandiose sense of self-importance. | |
| B) | A preoccupation with fantasies of success, power, beauty or brilliance. | |
| C) | Frequent panic attacks associated with a deflated sense of self. | |
| D) | A belief that he/she is special and unique. | |
| E) | A need for excessive admiration. | |
| 3. | A higher prevalence of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) exists among women than men, with approximately 75 percent of the cases being women: | |
| A) | True | |
| B) | False | |
| 4. | Therapeutic guidelines to be utilized when working with NPD clients include all of the following except: | |
| A) | Modeling of acceptance and tolerance of human imperfection(s). | |
| B) | Helping them build internally generated self-acceptance. | |
| C) | Pointing out their blemishes and imperfections and focusing on improving inherent weaknesses. | |
| D) | Helping clients gain awareness of, and honesty toward, the nature of their needs. | |
| 5. | One of the major underlying psychological factors linked to NPD is: | |
| A) | Overachieving in school/work. | |
| B) | Childhood sexual and/or physical abuse. | |
| C) | Internally incorporated shame, worthlessness, and failure. | |
| D) | A higher than average quantity of testosterone and other natural hormones. | |
| Member ID: | |
| Full Name: | |
| Address: | |
| City, State, Zip: | |
| Phone Number: | |
| E-mail Address: | |
| Enclosing a Check: | (does not apply when faxing quiz) |
| Credit Card Number: | |
| Expiration Date: |
Please mail or fax to:
APA
Attn: CE Dept
2750 E. Sunshine St.
Springfield, MO 65804
Fax: 417-823-9959