Ch. 13 Personality Disorders

Question 1

personality

Answer 1

complex pattern of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings; stable across time and situations

Question 2

personality disorder

Answer 2

individual traits that are rigid and maladaptive, predictably unreliable

Question 3

paranoid PD

Answer 3

A
chronic, pervasive mistrust and suspicion of people that is unwarranted and maladaptive

Question 4

schizoid PD

Answer 4

A
chronic lack of interest in and avoidance of interpersonal relationships, emotional coldness towards others

Question 5

schizotypical PD

Answer 5

A
chronic pattern of inhibited or inappropriate emotion and social behavior, odd cognitions, and disorganized speech

Question 6

antisocial PD

Answer 6

B
pervasive pattern of criminal, impulsive, callous, or ruthless behavior; disregard for rights of others and no respect for social norms

Question 7

borderline PD

Answer 7

B
rapidly shifting and unstable mood, self-concept, and interpersonal relationships; impulsive.
chronic emptiness and fear of abandonment

Question 8

narcissistic PD

Answer 8

B
grandiose thoughts and feelings of one’s own worth

Question 9

histrionic PD

Answer 9

B
Excessive and shallow emotionality, attention-seeking behavior, and dramatic and seductive behavior make relationships more intimate than they actually are.

Question 10

avoidant PD

Answer 10

C
pervasive anxiety, fear of being criticized which leads to avoidance of social interactions

Question 11

dependent PD

Answer 11

C
need to be cared for, fear of rejection, leading to total dependence on and submission to others

Question 12

Obsessive-compulsive PD

Answer 12

C
pervasive rigidity in one’s activities and interpersonal relationships, including emotional construct, extreme perfectionism and anxiety about even minor disruptions in ones routine

Question 13

biological etiological theories of antisocial PD

Answer 13

-genetic predisposition
-lower levels of serotonin
-bad interconnectivity in prefrontal cortex- anterior cingulate cortex- amygdala-hippocampus- temporal cortex PAC-AHPT
-sympathetic NS and HPA axis

Question 14

behavioral etiological theories of antisocial PD

Answer 14

modeling and operant conditioning

Question 15

biological etiological theories of borderline PD

Answer 15

-decreasing serotonin
-abnormal activity and poor interconnectivity in amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex

Question 15

cognitive etiological theories of antisocial PD

Answer 15

difficulty recognizing and valuing others’ needs and perspectives

Question 16

etiological theories of borderline PD

Answer 16

-disorganized parent-child attachment
-poor mentalization (ability to ID feelings, needs, goals, desires in self and others)

Question 17

the big five

Answer 17

OCEAN
openness to experiences
conscientiousness
extroversion
agreeableness
neuroticism

Question 18

personality disorder- trait specified

Answer 18

-negative affectivity
-detachment
-antagonism
-disinhibition
-psychoticism