(DSM) Module 16- Personality Disorders

Question 1

P.S.S. A.B.H.N. A.D.O.

Answer 1

Paranoid PD, Schizoid PD, Schizotypal PD

Antisocial PD, Borderline PD, Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD

Avoidant PD, Dependent PD, Obsessive Compulsive PD

Question 2

A.D.O.

Answer 2

Avoidant PD, Dependent PD, Obsessive Compulsive PD

Question 3

P.S.S.

Answer 3

Paranoid PD, Schizoid PD, Schizotypal PD

Question 4

A.B.H.N.

Answer 4

Antisocial PD, Borderline PD, Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD

Question 5

are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts.

Answer 5

Personality Traits

Question 6

are characterized by enduring (persistent) patterns of behavior. however, are inflexible and maladaptive. They impair personal or social functioning and are a source of distress to the individual or to other people.

Answer 6

Personality Disorders

Question 7

Origins of Personality Disorder

Answer 7

1. Biological factors
2. Psychological factors
3. Sociocultural factors

Question 8

• can be caused by unstable society in fragmented in alienating times.

Answer 8

Sociocultural factors

Question 9

• childhood experience can contribute to maladaptive ways of relating to others in
  adulthood.

Answer 9

Psychological factors

Question 10

• genetic factors are apparently involved in some personality disorders; heritable to some degree as with personality traits.

Answer 10

Biological factors

Question 11

Personality Disorder Clusters

Answer 11

Cluster A, Cluster B, Cluster C

Question 12

What type of disorders are in Cluster A?

Answer 12

Odd and Eccentric

Question 13

What type of disorders are in Cluster B?

Answer 13

Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Disorders

Question 14

What type of disorders are in Cluster C?

Answer 14

Anxious and Fearful Disorders

Question 15

• a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are
  interpreted as malevolent. – approximately equal among men and women

Answer 15

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question 16

• a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute
  discomfort with reduced capacity for close relationships, as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities
  of behavior. - slightly more common among men

Answer 16

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 17

• a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationship and a restricted
  range of expression of emotions in interpersonal setting. - slightly more common among men

Answer 17

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Question 18

• a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
• much more common among men

Answer 18

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 19

• a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affects, and control over impulses. - approximately equal among men and women

Answer 19

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 20

• a pervasive pattern of excessive emotion and attention seeking. - slightly more common among women

Answer 20

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Question 21

• a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy. - slightly more common among men

Answer 21

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 22

• a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. - slightly more common among men

Answer 22

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 23

a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and
hypersensitivity to negative emotion

Answer 23

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Question 24

• a pervasive pattern of excessive need to be taken care of, which leads to
  submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.

Answer 24

Dependent Personality Disorder

Question 25

Relationships are messy, undesirable.

Answer 25

Schizoid

Question 26

I cannot trust people

Answer 26

Paranoid

Question 27

It is better to be isolated from others.

Answer 27

Schizotypal

Question 28

I am entitled to break rules.

Answer 28

Antisocial

Question 29

I deserve to be punished.

Answer 29

Borderline

Question 30

People are there to serve or admire me.

Answer 30

Histrionic

Question 31

Since I am special, I deserve special rules.

Answer 31

Narcissistic

Question 32

If people knew the “real me”, they would reject me

Answer 32

Avoidant

Question 33

I need people to survive, be happy.

Answer 33

Dependent

Question 34

People should do better, try harder

Answer 34

Obsessive-Compulsive

Question 35

A. An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture. This pattern is manifested in two or more of the following areas: 1. Cognition 2. Affectivity 3. Interpersonal functioning. 4. Impulse control. B. The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations. C. The enduring pattern leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. D. The pattern is stable and of long duration, and its onset can be traced back at least to adolescence or early adulthood. E. The enduring pattern is not better explained as a manifestation or consequence of another mental disorder. F. The enduring pattern is not attributable to the physiological effects of substance or another medical condition.

Answer 35

General Personality Disorder