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. |
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