personality disorder clusters

Question 1

characterized by paranoia and pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others

Answer 1

paranoid

Question 2

pattern of indifference to social relationships with limited range of emotional expression and experience
manifests by early adulthood thorugh social and emotional detachments

Answer 2

schizoid

Question 3

sense of discomfort with close relationships, eccentric behavior, unusual thoughts, reality perception, distorted thinking, strange behavior, avoids intimacy

Answer 3

schizotypal

Question 4

ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior
impuslive actions and problems

Answer 4

borderline

Question 5

pattern of excessive attention-seeking emotions, usually in early adulthood
inapropriate seductive behavior and excessive need for approval

Answer 5

histrionic

Question 6

pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance, excessive need for admiration, lack of empathy

Answer 6

narcissistic

Question 7

characterized by feelings of social inhibition, inadequacy, sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection
significant inabilities to maintain relationships

Answer 7

avoidant

Question 8

characterized by feelings of social inhibition, inadequacy, sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection
significant inabilities to maintain relationships

Answer 8

avoidant

Question 9

characterized by inability to be alone
symptoms of anxiety when alone, needs constant reassurance form others

Answer 9

dependent

Question 10

characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency

Answer 10

obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Question 11

repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which basic rights of others or major age-appropriate norms are violated

Answer 11

conduct disorder

Question 12

frequent and persistent pattern of anger, irritability, arguing, defiance, or vindictiveness towards authority figures

Answer 12

oppositional defiance disorder