personality disorders

Question 1

personality disorders

Answer 1

psychological disorders marked by inflexible, disruptive, and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning whether the sufferer recognizes it or not.

Question 2

CLUSTER A “weird”

Answer 2

paranoid schizophrenia (suspicious of others, persecutory delusions)
schizoid (aloof, indifferent, few emotional responses)
schizotypal (mixed)

Question 3

CLUSTER B “wild”

Answer 3

borderline (see specific card)
antisocial (see specific card)
histrionic (“acting a part, attention seeking, dramatic, dangerous, risk takers)
narcissistic (selfish, grandiose, sense of self-importance)

Question 4

CLUSTER C “worried”

Answer 4

avoidant
dependent
obessive compulsive (personality) (OCD like symptoms, not full blown OCD)

**first two: lack of confidence, excessive need to be taken care of, fear of abandoent