Personality Disorders

Question 1

Cluster A personality disorders

Answer 1

• “weird”: odd or eccentric; inability to develop meaningful social relationships. No psychosis; genetic assoc with schizo
• A: Accusatory, Aloof, Awkward
• Paranoid (accusatory)
• Schizoid (Aloof)
• Schizotypal (Awkward)

Question 2

Cluster B personality disorders

Answer 2

• “Wild”: dramatic, emotional or erratic; genetic assoc with mood disorders and substance abuse
• B: Bad, Borderline, flamBoyant, must be the Best
• Antisocial (Bad)
• Borderline
• Histrionic (flamBoyant)
• Narcissistic

Question 3

Cluster C personality disorders

Answer 3

• “Worried”: anxious or fearful; genetic assoc with anxiety disorders
• C: Cowardly, obsessive-Compulsive, Clingy
• Avoidant (cowardly)
• obsessive-Compulsive
• dependent (clingy)

Question 4

Borderline

Answer 4

• cluster B personality disorder: “Wild” (B: Bad, Borderline, flamBoyant, must be the Best)
• Borderline: unstable mood and interpersonal relationships, impulsivity, self-mutilation, suicidality, sense of emptiness
• chaotic relationships, labile mood
• females > males
• splitting is major defense mechanism (believing people are either all good or all bad due to intolerance of ambiguity)

Question 5

Avoidant

Answer 5

• Type C Personality Disorder; “Worried” C: Cowardly, obsessive-Compulsive, Clingy
• Avoidant: “cowardly”: hypersensitive to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy, desires relationships with others (vs schizoid)

Question 6

Histrionic

Answer 6

• cluster B personality disorder: “Wild” (B: Bad, Borderline, flamBoyant, must be the Best)
• excessive emotionality and excitability, attention seeking, sexually provocative, overly concerned with appearance

Question 7

paranoid

Answer 7

• Cluster A personality disorder: “weird” A: Accusatory, Aloof, Awkward
• pervasive distrust (accusatory) and suspiciousness of others and a profoundly cynical view of the world; hypervigilant

Question 8

schizotypal

Answer 8

• Cluster A personality disorder: “weird” A: Accusatory, Aloof, Awkward
• eccentric appearance, odd beliefs or magical thinking; interpersonal awkwardness

Question 9

dependent

Answer 9

• Type C Personality Disorder; “Worried” C: Cowardly, obsessive-Compulsive, Clingy
• submissive and Clingy, excessive need to be taken care of, low confidence; often get stuck in abusive relationships.

Question 10

schizoid

Answer 10

• Cluster A personality disorder: “weird” A: Accusatory, Aloof, Awkward
• Voluntary social withdrawal (aloof), limited emotional expression, content with social isolation (vs avoidant who desires relationships with others)

Question 11

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Answer 11

• Type C Personality Disorder; “worried” C: Cowardly, obsessive-Compulsive, Clingy
• preoccupation with order, perfectionism and control, rigid, controlling
• ego-syntonic: behavior consistent with one’s own beliefs and attitudees (vs OCD)

Question 12

antisocial

Answer 12

• cluster B personality disorder: “wild” (B: Bad, Borderline, flamBoyant, must be the Best)
• sociopath; “bad”
• disregard for and violation of rights of others with lack or remorse, criminality, impulsivitiy
• males >females; must be 18 and have history of conduct disorder before age 15. If < 18 = conduct disorder

Question 13

narcissistic

Answer 13

• cluster B personality disorder: “wild” (B: Bad, Borderline, flamBoyant, must be the Best)
• lacks empathy; grandiosity, sense of entitlement, requires excessive admiration
• reacts to criticism with rage