personality disorders

Question 1

cluster A disorders

Answer 1

conditions involving basic mistrust of others and usually withdrawal from ordinary sociality

• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder
• schizotypical personality disorder

Question 2

what is paranoid personality disorder

Answer 2

general distrust of others
tendency to anger and feeling slighted
feelings of boundaries like bodily integrity being under threat

Question 3

schizoid personality disorder

Answer 3

indifference to social contact with others
unbothered by lack of sociality
rich fantasy life

Question 4

schizotypal personality disorder

Answer 4

schizophrenia-spectrum condition
extremely eccentric
psychotic like experiences - intuition, magical thoughts etc

Question 5

cluster B disorders

Answer 5

serious problems with behaviour and impulse control

• borderline personality disorder
• narcissistic personality disorder
• antisocial personality disorder
• histrionic personality disorder

Question 6

characteristics of borderline personality disorder

Answer 6

distress when relationships are strained
difficulty managing strong feelings
frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
unsure about identity

Question 7

what are useful techniques for managing BPD

Answer 7

mentalization-based treatment

dialectical behaviour therapy

Question 8

narcissistic personality disorder characteristics

Answer 8

high opinion of yourself
little sense of what matters to others
deep sense of inadequacy that they deny

Question 9

antisocial personality disorder characteristics

Answer 9

persistent criminal conduct and tendency to be remorseless about those it affects
tendency to boredom and anger

Question 10

psychopathy traits

Answer 10

callous 
enjoyment of violence 
little capacity to experience anxiety 
manipulative 
conning charm

Question 11

histrionic personality disorder characteristics

Answer 11

dramatic displays of emotion
openly flirtatious
seek appreciation

Question 12

what are cluster C disorders

Answer 12

conditions characterised by constitutional difficulty in the way anxiety is managed

• OCD
• dependent personality disorder
• avoidant personality disorder

Question 13

characteristics of dependent personality disorder

Answer 13

marked difficulty assuming adult responsibilities

Question 14

avoidant personality disorder

Answer 14

avoid conflict

put off problems

Question 15

treatment of personality disorders

Answer 15

good assessment
create good therapeutic relationship
respect boundaries