HPD HPD Psychological Theories

Question 1

According to psychoanalytic theory, HPD is linked to fixation at which psychosexual stage?

Accepted Answer

Phallic stage

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Oral stage

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Anal stage

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Genital stage

Question 2

In attachment theory, HPD is most commonly associated with which attachment style?

Accepted Answer

Anxious-preoccupied attachment

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Secure attachment

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Dismissive-avoidant attachment

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Disorganized attachment

Question 3

Cognitive theory explains HPD's core beliefs as centering on which assumptions?

Accepted Answer

I am unlovable unless I am entertaining and attractive to others

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The world is dangerous and I must protect myself

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I must be perfect to have any worth

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Others will always betray me

Question 4

Object relations theory interprets HPD's attention-seeking as stemming from:

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Inadequate early mirroring and a fragile sense of self that requires external validation

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Overabundance of early mirroring by caregivers

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Complete absence of attachment to early caregivers

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Genetically programmed social display behaviors

Question 5

From an evolutionary psychology perspective, some theorists have proposed that HPD traits may represent an exaggerated version of:

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Short-term mating and signaling strategies

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Dominance-seeking strategies

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Kin-protection behaviors

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Status-through-competence strategies

Question 6

Which cognitive distortion is most characteristic of HPD according to cognitive-behavioral models?

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Selective attention to being unnoticed combined with global positive self-evaluation when admired

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All-or-nothing thinking and rigid black-white categorization

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Catastrophizing about physical symptoms

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Minimization of positive social feedback