Personality Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Give an example of a behavior or a description of an individual who exhibits each of the following personality disorders:
- Obsessive-compulsive
- Antisocial
- Borderline
- Dependent
- Narcissistic
- Histrionic
- Paranoid
- Schizoid
- Maladaptive
A
- Orderly, rigid
- Unable to conform to social norms
- Needy, always in a crisis,
- Unable to make decisions for self, allows others to assume responsibility for his or her life
- Feelings of self-importance and entitlement; may exploit others to get own needs met
- Dramatic, flamboyant, needs to be the center of attention
- Suspicious, mistrusts others, is watchful and secretive
- Isolated and introverted, no close friends
- Nothing he or she does is wrong (e.g., authorities are “out to get me”)
