Personality Disorders

Question 1

What is a personality disorder?

Answer 1

Maladaptive personality traits that interfere with daily life

Question 2

What are the classes of personality disorders?

Answer 2

Class A, B and C

Question 3

What types of personality disorder are there?

Answer 3

Anxious/fearful
Suspicious
Emotional/impulsive

Question 4

What type of personality disorder are class A?

Answer 4

Suspicious

Question 5

What type of personality disorder are class B?

Answer 5

Emotional/impulsive

Question 6

What type of personality disorder are class C?

Answer 6

Anxious/fearful

Question 7

What are the class C personality disorders?

Answer 7

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Dependant personality disorder

Question 8

What are the class B personality disorders?

Answer 8

Borderline personality disorder (emotionally unstable personality disorder)
Antisocial personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder

Question 9

What are the class A personality disorders?

Answer 9

Paranoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder

Question 10

What are the features of obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

Answer 10

Occupied with details, rules, lists
Perfectionism
Unrealisitic expectations of themselves and others
Catastrophising what will happen if expectations are not met
Unwilling to pass tasks to others
Incapable of lettings things go

Question 11

What are the features of avoidant personality disorder?

Answer 11

Avoidance of social situations and relationships
Fear of rejection and disapproval
Self-isolation despite longing for interaction
Views self as inferior to others
Hypersensitivity to criticism

Question 12

What are the features of dependent personality disorder?

Answer 12

Excessive need to be taken care of
Lack of self confidence and initiative
Relies on others to make decisions
Difficulity in expressing disagreement with others
Extensive efforts to obtain support from others

Question 13

What are the features of EUPD?

Answer 13

Unstable personal relationships which fluctuate between idealisation and devaluation
Mood swings
Unstable self image
Tendency towards self harm and risky behaviours

Question 14

What are the features of antisocial personality disorder?

Answer 14

Disregard for and violation of the rights of others
Irritability and aggressiveness
Deception
Irresponsiblity
Lack of remorse

Question 15

What are the features of narcissistic personality disorder?

Answer 15

Grandiose sense of self importance
Taking advantage of others to sustain own needs
Feels that they are special and needs others to recognise this
Pre-occupied with personal fantasies and desires
Lack of empathy

Question 16

What are the features of histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 16

The need to be at the centre of attention
Inappropriate sexual behaviours
Excessive displays of emotion
Perceives relationships as being more intimate than they are

Question 17

What are the features of histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 17

The need to be at the centre of attention
Inappropriate sexual behaviours
Excessive displays of emotion
Perceives relationships as being more intimate than they are

Question 17

What are the features of narcissistic personality disorder?

Answer 17

Grandiose sense of self importance
Taking advantage of others to sustain own needs
Feels that they are special and needs others to recognise this
Pre-occupied with personal fantasies and desires
Lack of empathy

Question 18

What are the features of paranoid personality disorder?

Answer 18

Irrational suspicion and mistrust of others
Hypersensitivity to insults, unwilling to forgive when insulted
Reluctance to confide in others
Preoccupied with unfounded beliefs about conspiracies against them

Question 19

What are the features of schizoid personality disorder?

Answer 19

Restricted range of emotional expression
Detachment from social relationships
Indifference to praise and criticism
Few friends and lack of desire for social companionship

Question 20

What are the features of schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 20

Odd or eccentric beliefs
Social anxiety that makes forming relationships difficult
More intact grasp on reality than in schizophrenia
Inappropriate affect
Ideas of reference

Question 21

What is the management of personality disorders?

Answer 21

Psychotherapy
CBT
Medication for underlying psychiatric issues