HPD HPD Psychological Theories 2

Question 1

In schema therapy, which early maladaptive schema is most central to HPD?

Accepted Answer

Approval-seeking/Recognition-seeking schema

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Defectiveness/Shame schema

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Emotional deprivation schema

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Abandonment/Instability schema

Question 2

Heinz Kohut's self-psychology framework explains HPD in terms of:

Accepted Answer

Failure of mirroring selfobject experiences in early childhood

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Deficient superego development

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Oedipal competition with same-sex parent

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Operant conditioning of dramatic behavior

Question 3

Behavioral theories of HPD emphasize that attention-seeking behaviors are maintained by:

Accepted Answer

Intermittent reinforcement of dramatic behavior with attention from others

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Punishment schedules applied by caregivers

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Cognitive reappraisal of emotional states

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Genetic programming of social signaling

Question 4

The five-factor model (Big Five) of personality positions HPD individuals as typically scoring high on which dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Neuroticism and Extraversion

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Conscientiousness and Agreeableness

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Openness and Conscientiousness

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Agreeableness and Openness

Question 5

Which theorist specifically wrote about the 'hysterical character' and its basis in repression of sexuality, directly influencing HPD theory?

Accepted Answer

Wilhelm Reich

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Karen Horney

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Donald Winnicott

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Harry Stack Sullivan

Question 6

From a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) perspective, HPD features can be understood as reflecting dysregulation in which system?

Accepted Answer

Emotion regulation system

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Cognitive reasoning system

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Behavioral inhibition system

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Executive function system