Assessment of PD

Question 1

Phases of assessment of PD

Answer 1

Phase 1: Inventory
Phase 2: Classification
Phase 3: Diagnostic formulation

Question 2

What is the first step in assessing a patient with a potential personality disorder?

Answer 2

(hetero)anamnesis

Question 3

What is the purpose of the inventory in the assessment of personality disorders?

Answer 3

To evaluate the patient’s psychiatric, social, and somatic problems

Question 4

What is the purpose of using a structured clinical interview in the classification of personality disorders

Answer 4

avoiding biases

Question 5

What is included in the diagnostic formulation

Answer 5

describes the patient’s problems in their unique individual context

Question 6

The purpose of the second phase in the assessment of PD?

Answer 6

classify whether the patient’s symptoms fit a particular DSM-5 category

Question 7

What is the purpose of a multidimensional approach in the assessment of personality disorders?

Answer 7

assess different aspects and levels of personality, including genetics, biological, and social aspects