Personality Disorders

Question 1

When does your personality become a disorder?

(3)

Answer 1

1. Chronic and pervasive
2. Causes clinically significant distress/impairement
3. Lack insight

Question 2

Personality Disorder Treatment

Answer 2

1. Psychotherapy: long term process in which you want to build a trusting relationship
2. Pharmacological: generally NOT utilized except for co-morbid symptoms (anxiety)

Poor prognosis

Question 3

Personality Disorder Diagnositic Issues

Answer 3

• A person can have both personality disorders and psychiatric disorder
• may have several symptoms without meeting the criteria (histrionic traits)

Question 4

What are the 3 personality types in cluster A

Weird

Answer 4

1. Paranoid-distrust and suspiciousness
2. Schizoid-interpersonal detachment (“happy hermit”)
3. Schizotypal-eccentric (awkward, odd beliefs)

Question 5

What are the 4 personality types in cluster B?

Wild

Answer 5

1. Histrionic-excessive emotionality (flirtatious)
2. Borderline-Instability
3. Narcissistic-must be the best (grandiosity)
4. Antisocial-pervasive disregard for other’s

Question 6

What are the 3 personality types in cluster C?

Worriers

Answer 6

1. Avoidant-inferiority complex
2. Dependent-excessive need to be cared for
3. Obsessive-compulsive-inflexible perfectionism & control

Question 7

Treatment for Borderline personality disorder

Answer 7

Dialectical behavior therapy

Question 8

Treatment for Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Answer 8

1. CBT
2. SSRI

Question 9

Treatment for Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 9

CBT