personality disorders

Question 1

frequent, intense experiences of high levels of a wide range of negative emotions + behavioral/interpersonal manifestations of intense negative meotions

Answer 1

negative affectivity

Question 2

avoidance of socioemotional experience; withdrawl from interpersonal itneractions, restricted affective experience/expression

Answer 2

detachment

Question 3

behaviors w/ exagerrated self importance; callous antipathy towards others

Answer 3

antagonism

Question 4

orientation towards immediate gratifiation leading to impulsive behavior w/o regard for consequences

Answer 4

disinhibition

Question 5

wide range of culturally odd, eccentric, unusual behaviors

Answer 5

psychoticism

Question 6

when do sx of personality disorders appear?

Answer 6

early in life

Question 7

cluster A disorders (3)

Answer 7

paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal

Question 8

cluster B disorders (4)

Answer 8

antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic

Question 9

cluster C disorders (3)

Answer 9

avoidant, dependent, OCD

Question 10

generally odd, eccentric personality disorders

Answer 10

cluster A

Question 11

generally dramatic, emotional personality disorders

Answer 11

cluster B

Question 12

generally anxious, fearful personality disorders

Answer 12

cluster C

Question 13

neither desires or enjoys close relationships

Answer 13

schizoid personality disorder

Question 14

discomfort with close relationships, lack of close friends or confidantes

Answer 14

schizotypal personality disorder

Question 15

what is important in tx of those with antisocial PD?

Answer 15

enforce clear boundaries

Question 16

desperation to avoid abandonment, relationships are either all good or all bad

Answer 16

borderline PD

Question 17

what is important in tx of those with borderline PD?

Answer 17

be predictable and stable

Question 18

want to be the center of atn, sexually provacative, theatrical

Answer 18

histrionic PD

Question 19

sees self as superior and expects others to do the same

Answer 19

narcissistic PD

Question 20

strong fears of criticism and rejection that lead to avoidance of activities involving interpersonal contact

Answer 20

avoidant PD

Question 21

requires excessive advice and reassurance to make decisions

Answer 21

dependent PD

Question 22

preoccupied with details and order more than the main point of the task

Answer 22

obsessive compulsive PD

Question 23

what is commonly comorbid with depression

Answer 23

cluster C PD