Personality disorders

Question 1

what are the two major elements of personality functioning?

Answer 1

• self

- interpersonal

Question 2

what are the elements of “self” personality functioning?

Answer 2

• identity

- self direction

Question 3

what are the elements of “interpersonal” personality functioning?

Answer 3

• empathy

- intimacy

Question 4

what is the DSM 5 definition of personality disorder?

Answer 4

an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture - manifested in 2 or more of the following areas:

• cognition
• affectivity
• interpersonal functioning
• impulse control

Question 5

what are the different pathological personality traits?

Answer 5

• negative affectivity
• detachment
• antagonism
• disinhibition
• psychoticism

Question 6

which pathological personality trait?

• frequent, intense experiences of high levels of a wide range of negative emotions
• behavioral and interpersonal manifestations of the intense negative emotions

Answer 6

negative affectivity

Question 7

which pathological personality trait?

• avoidance of socioemotional experience, including both withdrawal from interpersonal interactions and restricted affective experience and expression, aprticularly limited hedonic capacity

Answer 7

detachment

Question 8

which pathological personality trait?

• behaviors that put the individual at odds with other people, including an exaggerated sense of self importance and a concomitant expectation of special treatment
• callous antipathy toward others with both unawareness of others needs and feelings and a readiness to use others for ones own ends

Answer 8

antagonism

Question 9

which pathological personality trait?

• orientation toward immediate gratification leading to impulsive behavior without regard for past learning or future consequences

Answer 9

disinhibition

Question 10

which pathological personality trait?

• exhibiting a wide range of culturally incongruent odd, eccentric, or unusual behaviors or cognitions

Answer 10

psychoticism

Question 11

what is a major general characteristic of all personality disorders?

Answer 11

symptoms feel normal to the patient and are what s/he expects (ego syntonic)

Question 12

what is the PD cluster A?

Answer 12

odd, eccentric:

• paranoid
• schizoid
• schizotypal

Question 13

what is the PD cluster B?

Answer 13

dramatic, emotional

• antisocial
• borderline
• histrionic
• narcissistic

Question 14

what is the PD cluster C?

Answer 14

anxious, fearful

• avoidant
• dependent
• OCD

Question 15

what is an important feature of antisocial PD?

Answer 15

lack of remorse