Personality Disorders

Question 1

Non-delusional paranoia, misreading harmless remarks, quick to anger, expects to be exploited

Answer 1

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question 2

Detached from social relationships, loner, restricted range of affect, emotionally cold, lack of sexual desire or desire for relationships, pleasure in activities, indifference of others

Answer 2

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Question 3

Inappropriate or constricted affect, irrational beliefs, magical thinking, ideas of reference, extreme social anxiety, lack of close friends, paranoid ideation, eccentric appearance

Answer 3

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 4

Demands for approval/praise, exaggerated emotion, discomfort when not center of attention, sexual seductiveness, attention-seeking, rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions, belief that relationships are more intimate than they are, glamorous/impressive self-view

Answer 4

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Question 5

Sense of entitlement, using others for personal gain, grandiosity, belief they are special/unique, need for admiration, lack of empathy, envious of others/belief other are envious of them, fantasies of success, power, love

Answer 5

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 6

Unstable relationships, idealizing and devaluing, feelings of emptiness, mood reactivity, angry outbursts, shame/guilt, impulsivity, SI, self-harm, suicidal gestures, avoidance of real or perceived abandonment

Answer 6

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 7

Frequent physical fights, irresponsibility, deceitfulness, reckless disregard for safety, impulsive behavior, lack of remorse

Answer 7

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 8

Fear of being ridiculed, poor self-image, preoccupied with being criticized or rejected, avoidance of new activities, desire for relationships, loneliness

Answer 8

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Question 9

Need for excessive reassurance/advice, need for others to assume responsibility, difficulties operating independently, lack of self-confidence, helplessness, difficulties disagreeing with others, worries about being left to care for self

Answer 9

Dependent Personality Disorder

Question 10

Preoccupation with details, rules, lists, perfectionism, stubbornness, insistence that others do things their way, devotion to work/productivity, reluctance to delegate, inflexibility around morals/ethics/values, difficulty throwing things out

Answer 10

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder