DBT for Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: Implications for the Treatment of 
Substance Abuse 

 

Multiple Choice 

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

 

 1. This paper discusses the use of DBT in the treatment of BPD with co-occurring substance abuse. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 2. DBT, dialectical behavioral therapy, is thought to be an effective treatment for substance abuse in general as well 
as for those substance abusers who meet BPD criteria. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 

 3. Impulsiveness in areas that are self-damaging is part of the criteria for BPD. Substance abuse accounts for what 
portion of this criterion based upon the DSM-III and DSM-IV? 

A 

1/4 

C 

1/2 

B 

2/3 

D 

3/4 



 

 4. Individuals meeting BPD criteria score higher on substance abuse scales than any other personality disorder with 
the exception of: 

A 

Avoidant Personality Disorder 

C 

Antisocial Personality Disorder 

B 

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality 
Disorder 

D 

None of the above 



 

 5. Most substance abusers meet the criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 6. Parasuicidal behavior has been called the behavioral speciality of the Borderline Personality Disordered individual. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 7. Roy and Linnoila (1986) estimated what percent of alcoholics complete suicide? 

A 

2% 

C 

30% 

B 

18% 

D 

60% 



 

 8. Overview of DBT 

The emphasis on ‘capability enhancement’ in the DBT model is similar to that of substance abuse models that 
stress the disease model. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 9. Which of the following is considered a standard in outpatient treatment of DBT? 

A 

Psychosocial groups 

C 

Telephone contact with the therapist 

B 

Individual psychotherapy 

D 

All of the above 



 


 

 10. In terms of dialogue, dialectic refers to change by persuasion. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 11. Marsha Linehan, author of DBT, has proposed that BPD is a systematic disorder of emotional regulation brought 
on by an initial temperamental disposition to emotionality combined with an invalidating rearing environment. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 12. Treatment Targets 

The hierarchy of treatment targets is the same in individual therapy, group therapy or phone calls. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 13. Treatment Strategies 

In standard outpatient treatment DBT, patients meet weekly for 60-90 minutes. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 14. The essence of dialectical strategy is combining acceptance with forgiveness. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

 15. Treatment Efficacy for DBT 

The finding that DBT reduces parasuicide episodes has not been replicated. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

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A 

United States Postal Service 

B 

E-mail