7.2 Personality Disorders

Question 1

a way of understanding normal human behavior and information processing, affects cognition/emotion/behavioral responses, provides stablity and tendencies across settings and contexts, traits

Answer 1

personality

Question 2

enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range or important social and personal contexts, and are inflexible and maladaptive, and cause either significant functional impairment or subjective distress

Answer 2

personality disorder

Question 3

general symptoms of a personality disorder?

Answer 3

frequent mood swings, stormy relationships, social isolation, angry outbursts, suspicion and mistrust of other, difficulty making friends, a need for instant gratification, poor impulse control, alcohol or substance abuse

Question 4

comorbidities of personality disorders?

Answer 4

mood, anxiety, adjustment problems, substance abuse, frequent ER visits, social problems, illegal activities, poor inflexible coping strategies

Question 5

core features of personality disorders:

• present by age _____
• pervasive and _______
• associated with impaired _________ (social, occupational, etc)

Answer 5

15, inflexible, functioning

Question 6

cluster A is odd or eccentric, includes what 3 disorders?

Answer 6

paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal

Question 7

cluster B is dramatic, emotional, erratic, and contains what 4 disorders?

Answer 7

borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, antisocial

Question 8

cluster C is anxious, avoidant, and fearful, and contains what 3 disorders?

Answer 8

OCD, dependent, avoidant

Question 9

characterized by a pattern of irrational suspicion and mistrust of others, interpreting motivations as malevolent

Answer 9

paranoid personality disorder

Question 10

lack of interest and detachment from social relationships, and restricted emotional expression, autistic thinking

Answer 10

schizoid personality disorder

Question 11

extreme discomfort interacting socially, distorted cognitions and perceptions, behavioral eccentricities, magical thinking

Answer 11

schizotypal

Question 12

pervasive patterns of instability in relationships, self image, identity, behavior and affect leading to self harm and impulsivitiy

Answer 12

borderline

Question 13

pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy

Answer 13

narcissistic

Question 14

pervasive pattern of attention seeking behavior and excessive emotions, seduction/manipulation of others

Answer 14

histrionic

Question 15

pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, lack of empathy, must first have history of conduct disorder during childhood

Answer 15

antisocial personality disorder

Question 16

characterized by rigid conformity to rules, perfectionism, and control

Answer 16

obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Question 17

pervasive psychological need to be care for by other people

Answer 17

dependent personality disorder

Question 18

pervasive feelings of social inhibition and inadequacy, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation, strong social anxiety

Answer 18

avoidant personality disorder

Question 19

childhood sexual abuse is associated with what personality disorder?

Answer 19

borderline

Question 20

childhood physical abuse, parental marital abuse, poverty, and foster care are associated with?

Answer 20

antisocial

Question 21

neuroimaging reveals dysfunction of prefrontal-limbic circuits in _________ and ________ personality disorders

Answer 21

antisocial, borderline

Question 22

compromise of temporal lobe and basal striatothalamic structures in ________ personality disorder

Answer 22

schizotypal

Question 23

use what clinical interview to assess a personality disorder?

Answer 23

LEAD (longitudinal, expert evaluation, using all data)

Question 24

primary treatment modality for personality disorders?

Answer 24

psychotherapy

Question 25

most recognized psychotherapy for a personality disorder, tailored towards borderline?

Answer 25

dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)