Personality disorder

Question 1

Cluster A

Answer 1

Odd and eccentric

• paranoid
• schizoid
• schizotypal

Question 2

Cluster B

Answer 2

Dramatic, emotional or erractic

• antisocial
• borderline (emotionally unstable)
• histrionic
• narcissistic

Question 3

Cluster C

Answer 3

Anxious and fearful

• obsessive- compulsive
• avoidant
• dependent

Question 4

Paranoid

Answer 4

Hypersenstivity and unforgiving attitude when insulted

Unwarranted tendency to questions the loyalty of friends

Reluctance to confide in others

Preoccupation with conspirational beliefs and hidden meaning

Unwarranted tendency to percieve attacks on their character

Question 5

Schizoid

Answer 5

Indifference to praise and criticism

Preference for solitary activities

Lack of interest in sexual interactions

Lack of desire for companionship

Emotional coldness

Few interests

Few friends of confidants

Question 6

Schizotypal

Answer 6

Ideas of reference (differ from delusions in that some insight is retained)

Odd beliefs and magical thinking

Unusual perceptual disturbances

Paranoid ideation and suspiciousness

Odd, eccentric behaviour

Lack of close friends other than family

Inappropriate affect

Odd speech without being incoherent

Question 7

Antisocial

Answer 7

Failure to confirm to social norms (lawful behaviours)

More common in men

Lying, use of aliases or conning others for personal profit/ pleasure

Impulsiveness or failure to plan ahead

Irritability and aggressiveness

Reckless disregard for safety of self/ others

Consistent irresponsibility (work/ finance)

Lack of remorse

Question 8

Borderline (emotionally unstable)

Answer 8

Efforts to avoid real/ imagined abandonment

Unstable interpersonal relationships which alternate between idealisation and devaluation

Unstable self image

Impulsivity in potentially self damaging area

Recurrent suicidal behaviour

Affect instability

Chronic feelings of emptiness

Difficulty controlling temper

Question 9

Histrionic

Answer 9

Inappropriate sexual seductiveness

Need to be centre of attention

Rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions

Suggestibility

Physical appearance used for attention seeking purposes

Relationships considered more intimate than they are

Question 10

Narcissitic

Answer 10

Grandiose sense of self importance

Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success/ power/ beauty

Sense of entitlement

Tacking advantage of other to achieve own needs

Lack of empathy

Excessive need for admiration

Question 11

Obsessive compulsive

Answer 11

Occupied with details/ rules/ lists/ order/ organisation

Perfectionism that hampers with completing tasks

Extremely dedicated to work

Meticulous about etiquettes of morality/ ethics/ values

Not capable of disposing worn out/ insignificant things

Unwilling to pass on tasks or work with others

Question 12

Avoidant

Answer 12

Avoidance of occupational activities which involve significant interpersonal contact due to fears of criticism/ rejection

Unwillingness to be involved unless certain of being liked

Preoccupied with ideas that they are being criticised or rejected in social situations

Restraint in intimate relationships due to fears of being ridiculed

Question 13

Dependent

Answer 13

Difficulty making everyday decisions without excessive reassurance from others

Need for others to assume responsibility for major areas of their life

Difficulty expressing disagreement with others due to fears of losing support

Lack of initiative

Extensive efforts to obtain support from others

Question 14

Management

Answer 14

Difficult to manage

Dialectical behaviour therapy

Treatment of any coexisting psychiatric conditions