Personality Disorders

Question 1

Lack of regard for society’s moral or legal standards

Answer 1

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 2

“Grandiosity”; inflated sense of their own importance; Preoccupation with fantasies of success, power, brilliance, beauty or ideal love; Belief that they are so “special” that they should associate only with other special people who can understand them

Answer 2

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 3

Display theatrical qualities in their everyday behavior

Answer 3

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Question 4

Strongly drawn to others; Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of; Submissive, clinging behavior and fear of separation

Answer 4

Dependent Personality Disorder

Question 5

May appear to comply or act appropriately, but actually behaves negatively and passively resists.

Answer 5

Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder

Question 6

Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency

Answer 6

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Question 7

A chronic non-adaptive pattern of extreme perfectionism, preoccupation with neatness and detail, need for control or power over one’s environment that causes major suffering and stress, especially in areas of personal relationships

Answer 7

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 8

Experience a long-standing feeling of inadequacy and are extremely sensitive to what others think about them - will seek to avoid work, school and any activities that involve socializing or interacting with others

Answer 8

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Question 9

Often has difficulty expressing emotions and does so typically in a very restricted range, especially when communicating with others.

Answer 9

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Question 10

Extreme introversion, sensitivity, and eccentricity are the central features; Oddities of thought, perception, and speech are also present and similar to schizophrenia

Answer 10

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 11

Will nearly always believe that other people’s motives are suspect or even malicious.

Answer 11

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question 12

Pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotions; are also usually very impulsive.

Answer 12

Borderline Personality Disorder