Personality Disorders

Question 1

Abnormal finding in workup for antisocial personality disorder

Answer 1

Abnormal EEG in severe cases

Question 2

Schema therapy is CBT for this personality disorder

Answer 2

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 3

Most significant risk factor for narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 3

Male Gender

Question 4

Best therapy for pt with Narcisstic personality d/o w/o safety concerns

Answer 4

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic therapy

Question 5

Childhood separation anxiety disorder and chronic physical illness can lead to this personality disorder later in life

Answer 5

Dependent personality disorder

Question 6

Most effective treatment for schizoid personality d/o

Answer 6

Supportive psychotherapy

Question 7

Most significant risk factor for avoidant personality disorder

Answer 7

Family history of avoidant personality disorder

Question 8

Best treatment for paranoid personality disorder

Answer 8

CBT

Question 9

Tx for Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 9

Psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy

Question 10

Tx for Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 10

CBT

Question 11

Mentalization therapy is beneficial for these two personality disorders

Answer 11

Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorders

Question 12

Personality disorder with the highest prevalence in psychiatric clinical populations

Answer 12

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 13

Greatest risk factor for paranoid personality disorder

Answer 13

First degree family member with delusional disorder

Question 14

Underestimation of dopamine 1 (D1) receptors in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) leads to working memory impairment in this personality disorder

Answer 14

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 15

Deficits in smooth pursuit eye movements is associated with this personality disorder

Answer 15

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 16

Therapy that focuses on integrating object relation dyads; helpful for patients with BPD

Answer 16

Transference focused therapy
therapist takes up the role of people close to the patient and enables the patient to identify their interactions and improve them

Question 17

Therapy that works by revealing maladaptive coping mechanisms due to unmet emotional needs during the early years of life

Answer 17

Schema Therapy