Personality Disorders

Question 1

What are the types of psychological defense mechanisms to deal with stress and maintain self-image?

Answer 1

Mature, Neurotic, Immature

Question 2

What are the types of mature defense mechanisms?

Answer 2

Altruism
Sublimation
Humor
Alteration
Suppression

Question 3

How does one use altruism as a defense mechanism?

Answer 3

Deriving personal satisfaction from helping others

Question 4

How does one use anticipation as a defense mechanism?

Answer 4

Planning for future stress with preparation

Question 5

How does one use humor as a defense mechanism?

Answer 5

Disarming the negativeness of the situation by bringing laughter to the situation

Question 6

How does one use sublimation as a defense mechanism?

Answer 6

Transforming a negative instinct into positive actions

Question 7

How does one use suppression as a defense mechanism?

Answer 7

Intentionally avoiding thoughts which are distressing until a time when one will be more able to handle them

Question 8

What are the types of neurotic defense mechanisms?

Answer 8

Displacement
Intellectualization
Rationalization
Repression

Question 9

How does one use displacement as a defense mechanism?

Answer 9

Shifting aggressive impulses onto a less threatening target

Question 10

How does one use intellectualization as a defense mechanism?

Answer 10

Focusing on the intellectual rather than anxiety producing emotional aspects of the situation

Question 11

How does one use rationalization as a defense mechanism?

Answer 11

convincing oneself that they did no wrong

Question 12

How does one use repression as a defense mechanism?

Answer 12

Unconsciously putting unacceptable thoughts or memories out of mind (the feeling is still there)

Question 13

What are the immature defense mechanisms?

Answer 13

Passive Aggression
Denial
Splitting
Projection
Projective identification

Question 14

How does one use passive aggresion as a defense mechanism?

Answer 14

Aggression towards others is expressed indirectly or passively

Question 15

How does one use denial as a defense mechanism?

Answer 15

refusal to accept external reality because it is too threatening

Question 16

How does one use repression as a defense mechanism?

Answer 16

seeing oneself or others as either all good or all bad

Question 17

How does one use denial as a defense mechanism?

Answer 17

Denial of ones own deficiency and then perceiving that deficiency in others

Question 18

How does one use projective identification as a defense mechanism?

Answer 18

The object of the projection begins to act in a way to confirm the projectors feelings

Question 19

What are the personality disorder criteria?

Answer 19

CAPRI
Cognition
Affect
Personal Relations
Impulse control

Question 20

What are the cluster A disorders? What are they known as?

Answer 20

Paranoid Personalty Disorder
Schizoid Personalty Disorder
Schizotypal Personalty Disorder

“weird” or MAD - patients are eccentric, peculiar withdrawn

PSS

Question 21

What is the criteria for paranoid Personalty Disorder?

Answer 21

pervasive distrust and suspisciousness, interprets motives as malevolent

blame own problems on others, seems angry/hostile

quick to counter attack, reluctant to confide, grudges

Question 22

What is the treatment for paranoid Personalty Disorder?

Answer 22

psychotherapy

Question 23

What is the criteria for schizoid Personalty Disorder?

Answer 23

life long pattern of social withdrawal; eccentric and reclusive.
quiet and unsociable, NO DESIRE for relationships of SEX
prefer to be alone, indifferent to criticism or praise

Question 24

What is the criteria for schizotypal Personalty Disorder?

Answer 24

pervasive eccentric behavior and thought patterns are peculiar. Cognitive or perceptual distortions, discomfort w/ close relationships.

ideas of reference and magical thinking, bodily illusions, odd thinking or speech

excessive social anxiety that doesnt change with familiarity

paranoid and suspicious

Question 25

What are the cluster B disorders?

Answer 25

antisocial personality disorder borderline personality disorder narcisitic personality disorder histrionic personality disorder emotinal, dramatic and inconsistent/impulsive (BAD) - "wild" h-ban

Question 26

What is the criteria for antisocial personality disorder?

Answer 26

refuse to conform, lack remorse, impulsive and deceitful lawbreakers, appear charming and normal MUST BE ATLEAST 18, hx of conduct disorder is likely manipulates others for personal gain, irritable/aggressive, reckless disregard for others, irresponsible may have multiple somatic complaints

Question 27

What is the criteria for borderline personality disorder?

Answer 27

unstable moods behaviors and relationships; feel alone in the world, problem with self image hx of suicide attempts/self mutilation ``` I- impulsive M- moody P- paranoid under stress U- unstable self image L- labile, intense relationships S- suicidal I- inappropriate anger V- vulnerable to abandonment E- emptiness ``` repeated lying, thrill seeking

Question 28

What is the criteria for histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 28

attention seeking, excessive emotionally, dramatic, flamboyant, extroverted unable to form lon lasting meaningful relationships, sexually inappropriate center of attention, easily influenced by others, rapidly changing emotions

Question 29

What type of defense mechanism is commonly seen with histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 29

regression

Question 30

What is the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder?

Answer 30

sense of superiority, "special", need for admiration, exploits others for gain, fragile self-esteem fantasies about wealth, beauty and success LACKS EMPATHY, envious

Question 31

What are the cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 31

Avoidant personality disorder Dependent personality disorder Obsessive Compulsive personality disorder

Question 32

What is the criteria for avoidant?

Answer 32

pervasive pattern of social inhibition and intense fear of rejection avoid social interactions, little interpersonal contact DESIRE FOR COMPANIONSHIP BUT SHY feelings of inadequacy, fear of rejection/criticism, believes that they are socially inept/inferior

Question 33

What is the criteria for dependent personality disorder?

Answer 33

poor self confidence, fear of separation, need to be taken care of submissive, clingy, helpless if left alone urgently seeks new relationships when one ends MUST MANIFEST BEFORE ADULTHOOD

Question 34

What is the criteria for obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

Answer 34

pattern of perfectionism, inflexibility, orderliness, unable to complete simple tasks in a timely fashion, appear stiff and serious successful professionally, poor interpersonal skills, devotion to work, will not delegate unable to discard items most often in oldest child ***ego-syntonic- not aware of problems unlike OCD (ego-dystonic)

Question 35

What is ego-syntonic?

Answer 35

not aware of their problems ie OCPD