Personality disorders

Question 1

To understand the inherent limitations of trying to identify different personality disorders

Question 2

To understand the DSM-5 diagnoses and clusters

Answer 2

Personality functioning- impaired sense of self-identity, or failure to develop effective interpersonal functioning- evaluated on a five-point s cale from no impairment to extreme impairment.

Trait domains- Negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, psychoticism- assessed on all these traits on a 4 point scale

Personality disorder types

Question 3

To understand the high reported prevalence and comorbidity of personality disorders

Question 4

To understand factors that might cause personality disorders
neurological, environmental

Question 5

To understand current evidence regarding effective treatment