Personality Disorders

Question 1

Need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fear of separation. Lacks confidence and self-esteem.

Answer 1

Dependent

Question 2

Social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships.

Answer 2

Shizotypal (Ex: Willy Wonka)

Question 3

Instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and esteem. Marked impulsivity. Commonly suicidal. Fearful of abandonment. Alternates between emotional extremes (no middle).

Answer 3

Borderline

Question 4

Disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Deceitful, do not conform to social norms, lack remorse.

Answer 4

Antisocial (Ex: Hannibal Lector)

Question 4

Distrusts and suspicious of others such that others’ motives are interpreted as malevolent. Defensive, oversensitive, secretive, heavily suspicious. Quick to anger.

Answer 4

Paranoid

Question 5

Detachment from social relationships and restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings. Classic loner.

Answer 5

Schizoid (Ex: Unibomber)

Question 7

Excessive emotionality and attention seeking. Want to be center of attention. Dependent, immature, seductive, egocentric, vain, emotionally labile.

Answer 7

Histrionic (Ex: Zoolander)

Question 8

Grandiosity (in fantasy and behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy. Believe special, unique and of high status. Interpersonally exploitative. Highly vulnerable to criticism.

Answer 8

Narcissistic