Personality Disorder

Question 1

________ is an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself
a. Inflexible and maladaptive personality traits across wide range of situations
b. Cause significant distress and impairment in functioning in all areas of life
c. Problems date back to childhood typically

Answer 1

A personality disorder

Question 2

Personality disorder is Clustered in

Answer 2

A, B, and C

Question 3

Two personality types in Cluster B:
(for focus in IDC school)

Answer 3

(a) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
(b) Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)

Question 4

What issue?
(1) Pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behavior
(2) Lifelong disorder
(3) Wide range of symptoms with criminality being common
-(a) Disregard for and violation of rights of others
-(b) Unstable work history
-(c) History of arrests
-(d) Financial dependency on others
-(e) Poor school history
-(f) Alcohol abuse
-(g) Marital difficulties
-(h) Impulsive behaviors
-(i) Homelessness
-(j) “Wild” adolescence

Answer 4

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)

Question 5

What issue?
(1) Instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions
(2) Very impulsive behaviors
(3) Common
(4) Most widely studied personality disorder
-(a) Associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality
(5) History of childhood trauma is common but relationship to BPD is unclear
(6) Interpersonal difficulties
-(a) Close individuals often target of widely ranged view
-(b) Tend to view others as all good or all bad
-(c) Tend to misinterpret otherwise neutral events, words, or interactions as “negative”
(7) Affective instability (unstable mood)
(8) Impulsive behaviors
(9) Tend to have poorer cognitive function
(10) Suicidal threats, gestures, and attempts more common

Answer 5

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)