PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Question 1

Defined by LONG-STANDING and PERVASIVE ways of being that cause of distress and impairment through their influence on forming and sustaining a positive-self identity and constructive relationships

Answer 1

Personality Disorders

Question 2

Personality Disorders under CLUSTER A (Odd/Eccentric)

Answer 2

1. Paranoid Personality - suspicious of others
2. Schizoid Personality - socially aloof
3. Schizotypal Personality - eccentric in their thoughts and behaviors

Question 3

Personality disorder defined by emotional aloofness, indifference to the praise, criticism, and feelings of others

Answer 3

Schizoid Personality Disorder - Cluster A

Question 4

A personality disorder defined by expectation of mistreatment in the hands of others, suspicion, secretiveness, jealousy, argumentativeness, unwillingness to accept blame, and cold emotional affect

Answer 4

Paranoid Personality Disorder - Cluster A

Question 5

Personality disorder defined by eccentricity, oddities of though and perception, digressive speech involving overelaborations and social isolation

Answer 5

Schizotypal Personality Disorder - Cluster A

Question 6

Personality Disorders under CLUSTER B (The Dramatic/Erratic)

Answer 6

1. Antisocial Personality Disorder
2. Borderline Personality Disorder
3. Histrionic Personality Disorder
4. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Question 7

Personality disorder defined by the absence of concern for others’ feelings or social norms and a pervasive pattern of rule breaking

Answer 7

Antisocial Personality Disorder - Cluster B

Question 8

PD defined by impulsiveness and unpredictability, an uncertain self-image, intense and unstable social relationships, and extreme swings of mood

Answer 8

Borderline Personality Disorder - Cluster B

Question 9

PD defined by overly dramatic behavior, emotional excess, and sexually provocative behavior

Answer 9

Histrionic Personality Disorder - Cluster B

Question 10

PD defined by extreme selfishness and self-centeredness; a grandiose view of one’s uniqueness, achievements, and talents, an insatiable craving for admiration and approval from others; willingness to exploit others to achieve goals

Answer 10

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Cluster B

Question 11

A Personality Syndrome related to Antisocial Personality Disorder but defined by an absence of emotion, impulsivity, manipulativeness, and irresponsibility

Answer 11

Psychopathy

Question 12

Personality Disorders under CLUSTER C (Anxious/Fearful)

Answer 12

1. Avoidant Personality Disorder
2. Dependent Personality Disorder
3. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 13

PD defined by aloofness and extreme sensitivity to potential rejection, despite an intense desire for affiliation and affection

Answer 13

Avoidant Personality Disorder - Cluster C

Question 14

A PD in which people are overly concerned about maintaining relationships. They allow others to make decisions for them and reticent to make demands that would change the relationship

Answer 14

Dependent Personality Disorder - Cluster C

Question 15

PD defined by inordinate difficulty making decisions, hyperconcern with details and efficiency and poor relations with others due to demands that things be done just so, as well as the person’s unduly conventional, serious, formal, and stingy emotions

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder - Cluster C

Question 16

A therapeutic approach to Borderline PD that combines Client Centered Empathy and acceptance with Behavioral Problem Solving, Social Skills Training and Limit Setting

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Question 17

A structured form of Psychodynamic Therapy developed for Borderline PD in which the person is encouraged to focus on his or her emotions and relationships

Answer 17

Mentalization-Based Therapy

Question 18

A therapy wherein the therapist and the client work to identify the maladaptive assumptions (schema) that a client holds about relationships from his or her early experiences

Answer 18

Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy