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101) There is a good deal of overlap between avoidant personality disorder and ________. A) posttraumatic stress disorder B) generalized anxiety disorder C) generalized social phobia D) antisocial personality 102) People who are overly reliant on others to give them advice or make decisions for them are suffering from ________ personality disorder. A) dependent B) avoidant C) schizotypal D) histrionic 103) Melissa is a thoughtful and considerate person but has a difficult time making decisions on her own. She relies on her one best friend, someone she has known since childhood, to give her advice on virtually every decision she makes. Sometimes Melissa even asks the friend to make the decision for her. At work, she holds a position far below her potential and has refused several promotion opportunities. She is most likely suffering from ________ personality disorder. A) dependent B) avoidant C) schizotypal D) histrionic 104) Dependent personality disorder has been linked to each of the following disorders EXCEPT ________. A) major depression B) bipolar disorder C) social phobia D) obsessive-compulsive disorder 105) There appears to be a link between dependent personality disorder and what psychodynamic theorists would label ________ behaviour problems. A) phallic B) anal C) oral D) genital 106) Each of the following is true of people suffering from dependent personality disorder EXCEPT ________. A) it is diagnosed more frequently in women than in men B) it is linked to problems with what psychodynamic theorists call “anal” behaviours C) it is linked to such physiological problems as hypertension, cancer, ulcers, and colitis D) dependent personalities often attribute their problems to physical, rather than emotional, causes and seek advice from medical experts 107) The defining features of ________ personality disorder are traits such as perfectionism, rigidity, being overly meticulous, and having difficulties coping with ambiguity. A) histrionic B) paranoid C) obsessive-compulsive D) avoidant 108) Matt is a perfectionist. He is so preoccupied with perfection that he almost never gets things done on time. He procrastinates and focuses so closely on trivial details that he often fails to see how the details fit into the bigger picture. Socially, he rarely goes out because he is too busy working. He often won’t make choices because he fears making the wrong choice. Matt’s life is dominated by rigid expectations and goals. Matt is suffering from ________ personality disorder. A) schizotypal B) avoidant C) obsessive-compulsive D) histrionic 109) About ________ % of people in community samples are diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. A) 1 B) 5 C) 8 D) 12 110) Dependent personality disorder has been linked to such physical problems as __________. A) cancer B) Alzheimer’s disease C) lupus D) osteoporosis