Personality Disorders

Question 1

antisocial disorder

Answer 1

a personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.

Question 2

narcissism disorder

Answer 2

excessive self-love and self-absorption

Question 3

general anxiety disorder

Answer 3

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.

Question 4

social anxiety disorder

Answer 4

intense fear and avoidance of social situations

Question 5

dependent disorder

Answer 5

mental health condition that involves an excessive need to be taken care of by others

Question 6

histrionic disorder

Answer 6

a chronic, enduring psychiatric condition characterized by a consistent pattern of pervasive attention-seeking behaviors and exaggerated emotional displays

Question 7

borderline disorder

Answer 7

a mental health condition in which a person has long-term patterns of unstable or explosive emotions