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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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Prevalence of paranoid personality disorder

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2-4% of the gen pop according to K&S

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The incidence of paranoid pd is higher in relatives of ppl with which disorder?

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Schizophrenia (K&S)

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A characteristic defence mechanism in paranoid pd

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Projection

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Prevalence of schizotypal PD

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3% K&S

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Schizotypal PD is frequently diagnosed in females with which condition?

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Fragile X syndrome

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Defence mechanism associated with borderline PD according to Otto Kernberg

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Projective identification

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Key feature of avoidant personality disorder

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Extreme sensitivity to rejection

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Chronic illness in childhood can predispose to which PD according to K&S

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Dependent

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Heritable personality traits (4)

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  1. Harm avoidance
  2. Novelty seeking
  3. Reward dependence
  4. Persistence
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A personality trait identified as an independent risk factor for somatic symptoms

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Neuroticism

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According to the APA guidelines for psychotherapy for borderline PD therapy should be brief T/F

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F

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According to the APA guidelines for psychotherapy for borderline PD therapy the therapist should be active and directive rather than passive T/F

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T

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According to the APA guidelines for psychotherapy for borderline PD therapy the patient and therapist mutually develop a hierarchy of priorities T/F

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T

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According to the APA guidelines for psychotherapy for borderline PD therapy limit setting should be avoided T/F

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F it should be mutually agreed upon and used

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According to the APA guidelines for psychotherapy for borderline PD therapy the therapist should avoid trying to get the patient to control their behaviour

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F, the therapist should convey empathic validation plus the need for the pt to control their behaviour

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Smooth pursuit eye movements may be saccadic in introverted people T/F

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T according to K&S, also in schizotypal pd

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People who are impulsive often show high levels of testosterone T/F

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T (K&S), also 17-estradiol and estrone may be elevated

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5-HIAA levels have been noted to be high in suicide attempters T/F

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F- low, also low in impulsive & aggressive people

19
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Slow wave activity on EEG is sometimes seen in borderline or antisocial PD T/F

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T

20
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People with strong novelty seeking traits tend to be impulsive T/F

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T

21
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People with strong harm avoidant traits tend to be outgoing T/F

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F, shy

22
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Ppl with strong reward dependent traits are more likely to be affectionate T/F

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T

23
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People with strong novelty seeking traits tend to be irritable T/F

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T

24
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Low platelet monoamine oxidase levels have been observed in ppl with schizotypal PD T/F

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T

25
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Borderline PD is associated with an increased risk of premature death T/F

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T

26
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Antisocial PD is associated with an increased risk of somatization disorder T/F

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T! According to K&S. Also increased risk of anxiety disorders, MDD, & all the other PDs

27
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Impairments in paranoid PD are typically minor T/F

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T

28
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Pts with narcissistic PD do not benefit from psychoanalytic approach T/F

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F it may help, as advocated by Heinz Kohut, but treatment is difficult

29
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The four heritable personality traits are observable early in life and stable across the lifespan T/F

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T

30
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Who said lack of anxiety tolerance is a central feature of borderline PD?

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Otto Kernberg. He also said there are blurred boundaries between self and other & that object relations often alternate between all good and all bad and that defence mechanisms are primitive, centering on splitting and identity disturbance

31
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Defence mechanisms may sometimes be conscious processes T/F

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F

32
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Seductive behaviour is associated with which PD?

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Histrionic

33
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Extreme sensitivity to criticism is associated with which PD?

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Narcissistic

34
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Magical thinking is associated with which PD?

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Schizotypal

35
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Borderline PD is five times more common in relatives of probands with the disorder than the gen pop T/F

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T

36
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Borderline PD is associated with increased familial risk of antisocial PD T/F

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T

37
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Which defence mechanism is characteristic of the orderly controlled person (obsessive compulsive PD)?

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Isolation

38
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Personality disorders cannot be diagnosed in children T/F

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F. Except antisocial PD which has to be over the age of 18, it is the only exception

39
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Novelty seeking trait is associated with which emotion?

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Anger

40
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Harm avoidance as a trait is assoc with which emotion?

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Fear

41
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Kohut’s three narcissistic personality types

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mirror-hungry, ideal-hungry and twinship hungry

42
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Which types of PD tend to endure into old age?

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Schizotypal and OCPD tend to endure

43
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According to Linehan what is the order of priorities in treating borderline pd?

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  1. suicidal and parasuicidal behavior
  2. patient behavior that interferes with treatment
  3. therapist behavior that interferes with treatment
  4. other patient behaviors that interfere with quality of life

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