Personality Disorder

Question 1

Symptom course of borderline personality disorder

Answer 1

Appears in adolescence, peaks in early adulthood, then decreases

Question 2

16 yo with unstable friendships, sexually active w/multiple partners but no long term relationship, feels ashamed and empty. Diagnosis?

Answer 2

Borderline personality disorder

Question 3

Adolescent female diagnosed with conversion disorder after several negative seizure work-ups. Will likely have what personality disorder in the future?

Answer 3

Histrionic Disorder

Question 4

The key environmental factor that causes borderline personality disorder according to biosocial theory?

Answer 4

Invalidation

Question 5

Symptom more consistent with schizotypal personality disorder than borderline?

Answer 5

Patient is uncomfortable with social situations, blunted affect

Question 6

What is needed to diagnose borderline personality disorder in an adolescent?

Answer 6

Symptoms present at least one year

Question 7

Comorbid personality disorder with bulimia?

Answer 7

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 8

What is true about hypoactive sexual desire disorder?

Answer 8

Likely manifests during puberty

Question 9

Late adolescent is discovered filming female locker room, masturbating to video at home, missing social engagements due to watching film, no other mental health symptoms. Diagnosis? (2x)

Answer 9

Voyeuristic disorder

Question 10

What paraphilia develops the earliest?

Answer 10

Voyeurism

Question 11

Someone is more likely to act on urges in pedophilic disorder when associated with what other diagnosis?

Answer 11

Antisocial personality disorder

Question 12

Diagnosis of adolescent who spends considerable time sexting adults unsolicited, sexually aroused by texts, and masturbating to texts over past 6 months?

Answer 12

Other specified paraphilic disorder