Personality Disorders

Question 1

What are the clusters and disorders in each

Answer 1

Cluster A (odd eccentric)

• paranoid
• schizoid
• schizotypal

Cluster B (Dramatic, emotional, erratic)

• antisocial
• Histrionic
• borderline
• narcissistic

Cluster C (anxious, fearful)

• avoidant
• dependent
• obsessive compulsive

Question 2

What are the important characteristics of paranoid personality disorder

Answer 2

• paranoia WITHOUT other s/s of thought disorder

- distrust and suspiciousness

Question 3

what are the important characteristics of Schizoid personality disorder

Answer 3

• Social detachment and restricted range of affect without s/s of thought disorder of ASD

Question 4

what are the important characteristics of Schizotypal personality disorder

Answer 4

• odd, peculiar behavior, paranoid, social detachment, often comorbid with schizophrenia
• odd beliefs or magical thinking

Question 5

what are the important characteristics of antisocial personality disorder

Answer 5

• blatant disregard or violation of the rights of others
• manipulative, aggressive and they have no remorse
• show traits before 18 like conduct disorders

Question 6

what are the important characteristics of borderline personality disorder

Answer 6

• disorder of relationships/ lack sense of self
• frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment (major problem)
• impulsive in 2 areas that are self damaging (sex, spending, binge eating, reckless driving)
• recurrent SI or self harm behaviors

Question 7

what are the important characteristics of histrionic personality disorder

Answer 7

• excessive emotionality and attention seeking
• need to be center of attention and act sexually seductive with provocative behavior
• use physical appearance

Question 8

what are the important characteristics of Narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 8

• Grandiosity, needs admiration, lack empathy

- kanye west; strive to be important and make everything about them

Question 9

what are the important characteristics of avoidant personality disorder

Answer 9

• social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative feedback
• worry what people think of them so they avoid going places that they’ll be judged or criticized

Question 10

what are the important characteristics of dependent personality disorder

Answer 10

• excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissiveness, clinging behavior, and fears of separation, very needy

Question 11

what are the important characteristics of obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Answer 11

• pre-occupation wit orderliness, perfectionism, controlling
• does NOT cause anxiety the way OCD does because these individuals love the orderliness
• hoarders

Question 12

What are the nursing interventions for personality disorders

Answer 12

• safety is #1
• consistency, boundary setting
• focus on strengths, social skills training