Personality Disorders

Question 1

OCEAN structure of personality

Answer 1

Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Question 2

Behaviour pattern is manifested in which areas?

Answer 2

• Cognition
• Affect
• Interpersonal functioning
• Impulses

Question 3

Another name for OCPD?

Answer 3

Anankastic personality disorder

Question 4

Group A personality disorders “weird”

Answer 4

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 5

Group B personality disorders “wild”

Answer 5

Borderline
Narcissistic
Histrionic
Antisocial

Question 6

Group C personality disorders “worried”

Answer 6

Obsessive compulsive
Avoidant
Dependent

Question 7

A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent

Answer 7

Paranoid

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Schizoid

Question 9

A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others OCCURRING SINCE AGE 15 YEARS

Answer 9

Antisocial PD

Question 10

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood

Answer 10

Borderline PD

Question 11

Examples of impulsivity seen in borderline PD

Answer 11

Spending
Sex
Substance abuse
Reckless driving
Binge eating

Question 12

You might see recurrent suicidal behaviour, gestures, threats or self-mutilating behaviour in this personality disorder

Answer 12

Borderline PD

Question 13

Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g. intense episodic dysphoria, instability or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only more rarely than a few days)

Answer 13

Borderline PD

Question 14

Transient stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociation can be seen in this PD

Answer 14

borderline

Question 15

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning in early adulthood

Answer 15

Histrionic PD

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Avoidant PD

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Dependent PD

Question 18

Treatment of PD

Answer 18

Generally there isn’t good quality evidence to guide treatment for PDs however treating the comorbidity (e.g. depression, anxiety etc) is effective and should be the focus of treatment

Question 19

Treatment of avoidant PD

Answer 19

Social skills training

-some evidence for antidepressants

Question 20

Treatment of borderline PD

Answer 20

Dialectical behavioural therapy

Question 21

Drugs which may be helpful if you have both depression and borderline PD

Answer 21

MAOIs

Question 22

Side effect of olanzapine

Answer 22

Weight gain

Question 23

This drug is sometimes good for hostility

Answer 23

Phenelzine