Personality Disorders

Question 1

With Personality Disorders, the line between quirkiness and a disorder can be hard to distinguish. What should you look for?

Answer 1

Functional impairment

Question 2

Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?

Answer 2

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 3

Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?

Answer 3

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 4

Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?

Answer 4

Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist

Question 5

Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?

Answer 5

Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist

Question 6

Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?

Answer 6

Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD

Question 7

Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?

Answer 7

Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD

Question 8

What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 8

Suspicious, angry, easily offended and keeps grudges

Question 9

What Personality disorder is suspicious, angry, cold and easily offended?

Answer 9

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question 10

What should you do with a Paranoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 10

Be honest, respect but do not collude and explain everything

Question 11

What is the Schizoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 11

Isolating themselves because they DISLIKE social contact

Question 12

Do Schizoid Patients have interest in sexual contact and have friends?

Answer 12

NO

– usually only first degree relatives are friends

Question 13

Which Personality Disorder involves a patient isolating themselves because they dislike social contact, have flat emotion and little interest in sexual contact?

Answer 13

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Question 14

What should you do with a Schizoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 14

Respect space and don’t impose social expectations

Question 15

What is the Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

Answer 15

Odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perceptual experiences

Question 16

Which Personality Disorder involves odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perception?

Answer 16

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 17

A person with Schizotypal Personality Disorder has what type of anxiety and difficulty?

Answer 17

Social anxiety and difficulty with intimacy

Question 18

What should you do with Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

Answer 18

Do not judge or ridicule

Question 19

What is the Borderline Personality Disorder?

Answer 19

Appear in a state of crisis, highly unpredictable, can’t be alone and exhibit splitting

Question 20

Which Personality Disorder involves a state of crisis, highly unpredictable behavior, splitting and can’t be alone?

Answer 20

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 21

What should you do with Borderline Personality Disorder?

Answer 21

Clear and consistent boundaries

– Coordinate care to avoid patient splitting

Question 22

What is the Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Answer 22

Center of attention with seductive behavior, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions

Question 23

Which Personality Disorder involves the person being the center of attention, inappropriate seductiveness, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions?

Answer 23

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Question 24

What should you do with Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Answer 24

Address seductive behavior

Question 25

Which Personality Disorder was formerly known as a psychopath?

Answer 25

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 26

What is the Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Answer 26

Failure to conform to social norms/laws and they lack remorse

Question 27

To diagnose someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder they must be how old?

Answer 27

18+

Question 28

What types of behaviors do Antisocial Personality Disorders show?

Answer 28

Charming and extroverted - Great at conning people - Lie, fight, cheat, manipulate

Question 29

Which Personality Disorder is very charming, great at conning people and lacks remorse?

Answer 29

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 30

What should you do with Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Answer 30

Firm limits and use caution with controlled substances

Question 31

What is the Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Answer 31

Requires excessive admiration for "special" needs

Question 32

Which Personality Disorder involves excessive admiration with "special" needs?

Answer 32

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 33

What should you do with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Answer 33

Acknowledge they are special and avoid power struggles

Question 34

What is the Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Answer 34

Social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy with fear of shame and ridicule

Question 35

Which Personality Disorder involves social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy and fear of shame and ridicule, even though they want warmth?

Answer 35

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Question 36

An Avoidant Personality Disorder will be ____ to try new things

Answer 36

Reluctant

Question 37

What should you do with Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Answer 37

Avoid critical comments and have patience

Question 38

What is the Dependent Personality Disorder?

Answer 38

Need taken care of and have difficulty making decisions

Question 39

Which Personality Disorder needs taken care of and has difficulty making decisions?

Answer 39

Dependent Personality Disorder?

Question 40

What behavior may you see with Dependent Personality Disorder?

Answer 40

Subordinate own needs and may accept demeaning tasks in order to gain acceptance

Question 41

What is the OCPD Personality Disorder?

Answer 41

Preoccupied with details, lists, organization, etc. to where the major point of the activity is lost

Question 42

Which Personality Disorder is preoccupied with lists, details, organization, etc. and unwilling to compromise?

Answer 42

OCPD

Question 43

What should you do with OCPD Personality Disorder?

Answer 43

Avoid power struggles and allow patient to have control

Question 44

What does OCPD stand for?

Answer 44

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 45

Personality Disorders will have?

Answer 45

Functional Impairment