personality disorders

Question 1

Cluster A

Answer 1

odd and/or eccentric behaviour
paranoid PD
schizoid PD
schizotypal PD

Question 2

paranoid PD

Answer 2

pervasive distrust and suspicions of people
4/9 symptoms for diagnosis
- suspicion others of exploiting, harming, deceiving
- reading into benign threats
- perceive attacks on character or reputation
no hallucinations/delusions
poor quality of life
more common in men

Question 3

schizoid PD

Answer 3

pervasive detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of interpersonal emotional expression
4/7 diagnosis
- don’t desire close relationships
- lack of friends or confidants
- emotional coldness
- choose solidarity activity
indifferent to praise
higher in men

Question 4

schizotypal PD

Answer 4

pervasive social and interpersonal deficits marked by a ute discomfort with capacity for social relationships
5/9 diagnosis
- ideals of reference
- odd beliefs
- odd peculiar eccentric behaviour
- excessive social anxiety
voices
lack of friends as a result of paranoia/limited affect

Question 5

cluster B

Answer 5

elevated, impulsive, mood/anxiety, erratic
antisocial PD
BPD
histrionic PD
narcissistic PD