Personality Disorder

Question 1

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Answer 1

enduring; deviate
cognitions
affectivity
interpersonal functioning
impulse control

Question 2

What is affectivity?

Answer 2

The range, intensity, lability, and appropriateness of emotional responses

Question 3

General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria B: The enduring pattern is _____ and ____ across a broad range of personal and social situations

Answer 3

inflexible; pervasive

Question 4

General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria C: The enduring patterns leads to clinically significant _____ or _____ in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

Answer 4

distress; impairment

Question 5

The DSM-5 includes __ personality disorders

Answer 5

10

Question 6

T/F: There is concern that gender and/or cultural bias might affect diagnosis of personality disorders

Answer 6

True

Question 7

General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria D: The pattern is stable and of long duration, and its onset can be traced back at least to _________ or ___________

Answer 7

Adolescence
Early adulthood

Question 8

There is some ______ between the personality disorders and agreement regarding diagnosis is high/low.

Answer 8

overlap; low

Question 9

General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria E+F: It not better explained by another ______ ______, _______, or ____ _______ (e.g., head trauma)

Answer 9

mental disorder, substance, medical condition

Question 10

The DSM-5 PDs are organized into _ clusters

Answer 10

3

Question 11

Cluster A is _____ and ______

Answer 11

odd; eccentric

Question 12

What three PDs are included in Cluster A?

Answer 12

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 13

Cluster B is _______, ______, and ______

Answer 13

dramatic, emotional, erratic

Question 14

Which four PDs are included in Cluster B?

Answer 14

Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Antisocial

Question 15

Cluster C is _______ and ______

Answer 15

anxious, fearful

Question 16

Which three PDs are included in Cluster C?

Answer 16

Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive

Question 17

T/F: PDs are extremely rare

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Describe Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 18

A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 19

When you hear paranoid personality disorder, think:

Answer 19

DISTRUST
SUSPICIOUSNESS

Question 20

Describe Schizoid Personality Disorder

Answer 20

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 21

Schizoid _______

Answer 21

avoids

Question 22

When you hear Schizoid PD, think

Answer 22

DETACHMENT FROM SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Question 23

Describe Schizotypal Personality Disorder:

Answer 23

Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked byacute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships aswell as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities ofbehavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety ofcontexts

Question 24

When you hear Schizotypal Personality Disorder, think:

Answer 24

social & interpersonal deficits
cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior

Question 25

Describe Antisocial PD:

Answer 25

A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violations of the rights of others, occurring since age 15 years

Question 26

T/F: Those with antisocial PD seek therapy way too often

Answer 26

WRONG

Question 27

Examples of things that antisocial PD do:

Answer 27

impulsive lying, irritability, aggressiveness, disregard safety of others, irresponsible

Question 28

Describe Borderline Personality Disorder:

Answer 28

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects and marked impulsivity, beginning be early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 29

Borderline PD can be summed up in this one word:

Answer 29

INSTABILITY

Question 30

Those with Borderline PD exerperience very low/high emotions and have a hard/easy time calming down to baseline.

Answer 30

high, hard

Question 31

Describe histrionic PD

Answer 31

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 32

Histrionic PD in a short phrase

Answer 32

Excessive emotionality and attention seeking

Question 33

Histrionic PD have BIG emotions but they are ______ and ______

Answer 33

shallow and insecure

Question 34

Describe Narcissistic PD:

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A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 35

Describe avoidant personality disorder:

Answer 35

A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 36

Describe dependent personality disorder:

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A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 37

Describe obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:

Answer 37

A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts

Question 38

T/F: Obsessive-compulsive disorder clearly involves obsessions and compulsions

Answer 38

False, ironically

Question 39

The etiology of PDs is ______

Answer 39

unclear

Question 40

What causes a PD?

Answer 40

We don't really know, but probably nature + nurture

Question 41

With the exception of _________ PD, there are no good treatments for PDs

Answer 41

Borderline

Question 42

T/F: People with PDs often seek out treatment

Answer 42

False; they often don't believe that they have anything wrong with them

Question 43

A therapists go-to treatment for a PD is _____

Answer 43

CBT

Question 44

There is benefit to receiving CBT for all PDs EXCEPT ________ and _______.

Answer 44

Narcissistic PD Antisocial PD

Question 44

____ is the treatment specifically for Borderline PD

Answer 44

DBT

Question 45

DBT stands for

Answer 45

Dialectical behavior therapy

Question 46

DBT has expanded to treat any individual who is struggling with ______ ______

Answer 46

emotional regulation

Question 47

Who developed DBT?

Answer 47

Marsha Linehan

Question 48

DBT tries to identify and change negative _______ patterns and pushes for positive _________ changes

Answer 48

thinking behavioral

Question 49

DBT really focuses on the ____-_________ if it is present

Answer 49

self-harming

Question 50

T/F: Those with BPD often get reinforced/punished with _______ for self-harming

Answer 50

reinforced; attention

Question 51

The big thing with DBT is that they can call their therapist 24/7 before/after they engage in self-harm

Answer 51

before

Question 52

T/F: If the individual in DBT self-harms, then they must call their therapist immediately

Answer 52

FALSE THAT'S LIKE THE OPPOSITE OF THE WHOLE POINT