Chapter 12: Personality Disorders

Question 1

The Big 5 (OCEAN)

Answer 1

Open mindedness to new experiences
Conscientious
Extraversion
Agreeability
Neuroticism (Emotional stability is opposite)

Question 2

Personality Disorders

Answer 2

• must be traceable from childhood
• very difficult to treat
• three clusters

Question 3

Personality Disorder Clusters (3)

Answer 3

1. odd/eccentric
2. dramatic, emotional, or erratic
3. anxious or fearful

Question 4

Odd/Eccentric (3)

Answer 4

Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 5

Dramatic, Emotional, and Erratic (4)

Answer 5

Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 6

Anxious and Fearful (3)

Answer 6

Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 7

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 7

characterised by severe mistrust of others and assumes the worst of everyone, though not part of delusions
ODD/ECCENTRIC

Question 8

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Answer 8

characterised by complete detachment from people and emotions, and generally surviving is impaired
ODD/ECCENTRIC

Question 9

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Answer 9

characterised by extreme bizarreness/eccentricity/oddness that is in some way impairing
ODD/ECCENTRIC

Question 10

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 10

• characterised by a lack of empathy/apathy
• toward violation, including taking advantage of - others
• substance abuse usually prevalent
• charmin’
  DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL, ERRATIC

Question 11

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 11

• characterised by moment-to-moment mood - – instability that stems from external sources
• fear of abandonment is common
• self harm is common
• 50% of personality disorder diagnoses
  DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL, ERRATIC

Question 12

Borderline Personality Disorder Comorbidities

Answer 12

• 80% comorbid with depression
• 10% comorbid with bipolar
• 10% with suidice attempts
• 25% of bulimia patients
• 20% of anorexia patients

Question 13

Etiology for Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 13

• highly genetically linked with depression
• high emotional reactivity is somewhat inherited
• early trauma/abuse
• impaired functioning of limbic system for emotional regulation
• high levels of shame and low levels of self esteem

Question 14

Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 14

• SSRIs
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Question 15

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Answer 15

• focuses on the reality of acceptance of difficulties while still emphasising the need for change
• focuses on interpersonal effectiveness and coping skills
• focuses on distress tolerance to decrease self-harm

Question 16

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 16

• characterised by an excessive need to be the centre of attention through causing drama
• key to therapy is gaining insight to the impairment
  DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL, ECCENTRIC

Question 17

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 17

characterised by excessive self-importance, and they are usually making up for something that’s going on internally
DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL, ECCENTRIC

Question 18

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 18

characterised by a pervasive fear of people, which is how one acts every moment of the day

Question 19

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 19

characterised by the over-reliance on others to make decisions, and a fear of having autonomy/independence

Question 20

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Answer 20

characterised by a rigidity/anal nature toward life’s unexpected events, though it doesn’t rise to obsession and compulsions