Chapter 6: Personality Disorders

Question 1

personality disorders

Answer 1

an enduring, rigid set of personality traits that have been present since adolescence, deviates from cultural norms, impairs functioning, and causes distress

Question 2

Cluster A

Answer 2

paranoid, schizoid, scizotypical personality disorders; traits include being suspicious, irrational, cold and withdrawn

Question 3

Cluster B

Answer 3

antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders; traits include being emotional, dramatic, attention-seeking, and intense

Question 4

Cluster C

Answer 4

avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive personality disorders; traits include being tense, anxious, and over-controlled

Question 5

paranoid personality disorder

Answer 5

mistrusts and misinterprets others’ motives and actions without sufficient cause; person tends to be guarded, tense, and self-sufficient

Question 6

schizoid personality disorder

Answer 6

is a loner with little interest or involvement in close relationships; the person is detached or cold