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True or false: Sadistic personality disorder is currently included in the DSM-5?
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder is currently included in the DSM-5?
False (B)
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder involves a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior?
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder involves a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior?
True (A)
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder was removed from the DSM-III-R?
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder was removed from the DSM-III-R?
False (B)
True or false: People with sadistic personality disorder use violence and aggression to control and dominate others?
True or false: People with sadistic personality disorder use violence and aggression to control and dominate others?
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder was removed from the DSM due to concerns about legal excuses for sadistic behavior?
True or false: Sadistic personality disorder was removed from the DSM due to concerns about legal excuses for sadistic behavior?
Which version of the DSM included sadistic personality disorder in an appendix?
Which version of the DSM included sadistic personality disorder in an appendix?
What is the primary characteristic of sadistic personality disorder?
What is the primary characteristic of sadistic personality disorder?
Why was sadistic personality disorder removed from the later versions of the DSM?
Why was sadistic personality disorder removed from the later versions of the DSM?
What term describes the egosyntonic nature of sadistic personality disorder?
What term describes the egosyntonic nature of sadistic personality disorder?
What is a common behavior exhibited by individuals with sadistic personality disorder?
What is a common behavior exhibited by individuals with sadistic personality disorder?
Study Notes
Sadistic Personality Disorder
- Sadistic personality disorder is not currently included in the DSM-5.
- The disorder involves a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior.
- Sadistic personality disorder was removed from the DSM-III-R.
- People with sadistic personality disorder use violence and aggression to control and dominate others.
- The disorder was removed from the DSM due to concerns about legal excuses for sadistic behavior.
- The DSM-III-R included sadistic personality disorder in an appendix.
- The primary characteristic of sadistic personality disorder is the pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior.
- Sadistic personality disorder was removed from later versions of the DSM due to concerns about legal excuses for sadistic behavior.
- The term egosyntonic describes the nature of sadistic personality disorder, meaning individuals with this disorder do not experience distress or anxiety about their behavior.
- A common behavior exhibited by individuals with sadistic personality disorder is using violence and aggression to control and dominate others.
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Test your knowledge on sadistic personality disorder, a former medical condition characterized by a pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior. Explore the symptoms, causes, and treatment options associated with this disorder in this informative quiz.
