Personality Disorders

Question 1

WEIRD - pervasive distrust, suspiciousness, projection (major defense mechanism)

Answer 1

Paranoid

Question 2

WEIRD - Voluntary social withdrawal, limited emotional expression, content w. social isolation

Answer 2

Schizoid

d - distant

Question 3

WEIRD - eccentric appearance, odd beliefs, magical thinking, interpersonal awkwardness

Answer 3

Schizotypal

t - magical thinking

Question 4

WILD - disregard for and violation of rights of others, criminality, impulsivity, males > females

Answer 4

Antisocial

Sociopath

Must be ≥18y and have h/o conduct disorder

Question 5

WILD - Unstable mood & interpersonal relationships, impulsivity, self-mutilation, boredom, sense of emptiness, female > male, splitting (major defense mechanism)

Answer 5

Borderline

Question 6

WILD - excessive emotionality and excitability, attention seeking, sexually provocative, overly concerned w/ appearance

Answer 6

Histrionic

Question 7

WILD - grandiosity, sense of entitlement, lacks empathy, requires excessive admiration, reacts to criticism w/ rage

Answer 7

Narcissistic

Question 8

WORRIED - hypersensitive to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy, desires relationships w/ others (unlike schizoid)

Answer 8

Avoidant

Question 9

WORRIED - preoccupation w/ order, perfectionism, control, ego-syntonic: behavior consistent w/ one’s own beliefs (**unlike OCD)

Answer 9

Obsessive-compulsive

Question 10

WORRIED - submissive and clingy, excessive need to be taken care of, low self-confidence

Answer 10

Dependent