p1 - topic 9: personality disorders

Question 1

what does dsm stand for?

Answer 1

diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders

Question 2

what is the axis 1 for dsm4?

Answer 2

mental health and substance use disorder: distinguishable clinical symptoms (mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ed, psychotic disorder)

Question 3

what is the axis 2 for dsm4?

Answer 3

personality disorders and mental retardation

Question 4

what is the axis 3 for dsm4?

Answer 4

relevant mental conditions (cancer patient experiencing anxiety / depression)

Question 5

what is the axis 4 for dsm4?

Answer 5

psychosocial and environmental problems

Question 6

what is the axis 5 for dsm4?

Answer 6

global rate of functioning, from 0-100

Question 7

what does icd stand for?

Answer 7

international statistical classification of diseases and health problems

Question 8

deviation for pd must manifest in more than one of the areas:

Answer 8

1. cognitive
2. affectivity
3. control over impulses
4. manner of relating to others

Question 9

necessary conditions for disorders

Answer 9

personal distress / adverse impact on the social env./both
must be evidence that the deviation is stable and of long duration, having its onset in late childhood/adolescence
deviation cannot be explained as a manifestation/conseq of other adult mental disorders
organic brain disease, injury/dysfunction must be excluded as possible cause of deviation

Question 10

cluster a

Answer 10

paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal

Question 11

cluster b

Answer 11

narcissistic
dissocial/antisocial
histrionic
emotionally unstable

Question 12

cluster c

Answer 12

anankastic (ocpd)
anxious (avoidant)
dependent