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Question 1

personality disorders

Answer 1

disorders in which a person adopts a persistent, rigid, and maladaptive pattern of behavior that interferes with normal social interactions.

Question 2

antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)

Answer 2

disorder in which a person uses other people without worrying about their rights or feelings and often behaves in an impulsive or reckless manner without regard for the consequences of that behavior.

Question 3

borderline personality disorder (BLPD)

Answer 3

maladaptive personality pattern in which the person is moody, unstable, lacks a clear sense of identity, and often clings to others with a pattern of self-destructiveness, chronic loneliness, and disruptive anger in close relationships.

Question 4

Cluster A: people are seen as odd or eccentric by others

Answer 4

Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal

Question 5

Cluster B: the behavior of the person is very dramatic, emotional, or erratic

Answer 5

Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic

Question 6

Cluster C: the main emotion is anxiety or fearfulness

Answer 6

Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive

Question 7

Causes of personality disorders?

Answer 7

cognitive-behavioral, genetic factors and variances in stress tolerance and disturbances in family relationships.