Personality Disorders

Question 1

T/F: when personality traits are inflexible and maladaptive and create either significant functional impairment or subjective distress, this is considered a personality disorder

Answer 1

True

Question 2

…are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself. Reflected in a wide range of social and personal contexts

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Personality traits

Question 3

Behavior deviates from the norms and manifest in at least two of following

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Cognition
Affectivity
Interpersonal functioning
Impulse control

Question 4

What are the four defining features of personality disorders

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Distorted thinking patterns
Problematic emotional responses
Over or under regulated impulse control
Interpersonal difficulties

Need to occur in two of the four areas

Question 5

T/F: personality disorder can be diagnosed in children

Answer 5

False because it doesn’t represent the enduring problems across time

Question 6

Identity; experience oneself as unique with clear boundaries, stability of self esteem, accuracy of self, ability toxregulate emotions

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Self

Question 7

Empathy appreciation of others’ experiences, tolerance or differing perspectives, recognizing effects of behaviors on others

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Interpersonal

Question 8

“PaSS”; cluster A is the odd eccentric cluster

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 9

What are the common features of cluster A

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Social awkwardness and withdrawal

Dominated by distorted thinking
Odd and eccentric

Question 10

A pervasive distrust and suspicious ess of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in four or more…

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Paranoid PD

Question 11

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings in 4 more or following

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Schizoid “avoids”
Low extroverted

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A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with and reduced capacity for close relationships by cognitive and perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behaviors in 5 or more

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Schizotypal

Ideas of reference, odd beliefs or magical thinking,

Question 13

“BANHed” Cluster B known as dramatic emotional and erratic

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Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissist

Question 14

Disorders in this cluster share problems with impulse control and emotional regulation

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Cluster B

Dramatic emotional and erratic

Question 15

A pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others, occurring since age 15 and indicates by three or more

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Antisocial

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A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image, and affects, and market impulsivity. Beginning in early adulthood. As indicated by five or more.

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Borderline

Question 17

I DESPAIR in BPD

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Identity disturbance
Dysphoria (chronic feelings of emptiness)
Emptional instability
Self harm/suicide
Psychotic/dissociative
Anger/hostility
Impulsivity self damaging
Relationships unstable

Question 18

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy as indicated by five or more

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Narcissistic

Question 19

ACID LIAR in antisocial

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Adults only
Criminality
Impulsivity
Disregard for safety
Lying/cheating
Irresponsibility
Aggression
Remorselessness

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A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking

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Histrionic

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Needs to be the center of attention, seductive, rapid shifting of emotions, considers relationships more intimate than they are

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Histrionic

Question 22

DOA known as cluster c

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Dependent, avoidant, OCPD

Anxious and fearful

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A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation

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Dependent PD

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

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Obsessive, compulsive personality disorder

Question 25

A pervasive pattern of social inhibition feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

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Avoidant PD

Question 26

Avoids occupational activities that involve interpersonal contact because affairs of criticism disapproval, or rejection. Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked. Shows restraints with intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected and social situations. Is inhibited and new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy. View self as socially inept, personally unappealing or inferior to others. Is unusually reluctant to take personal risk or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing

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Avoidant

Question 27

Ideas of reference
Odd beliefs or magical thinking
Unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions
Odd thinking and speech
Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation
Behavior or appearance is odd eccentric or peculiar
Inappropriate or constricted affect
Lack of close friends or confidence
Excessive social anxiety

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Schizotypal

Question 28

Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of the family
Almost always chooses solitary activities
Little interest if any in sexual experiences
Takes pleasure and if any activities
Lack close friends
Appears indifferent to praise or criticism
Emotional coldness attachment or effectively

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Schizoid