Personality disorders

Question 1

Amongst which patient groups are personality disorders the most common?

Answer 1

Psychiatric patients

Prisoners

Question 2

What are the cluster A personality disorders?

Answer 2

1 - Schizoid personality disorder

2 - Schizotypal personality disorder

3 - Paranoid personality disorder

Question 3

What are the cluster B personality disorders?

Answer 3

1 - Narcissistic personality disorder

2 - Borderline personality disorder

3 - Antisocial personality disorder

4 - Histrionic personality disorder

Question 4

What is psychopathy and what are its characteristics?

Answer 4

Severe form of antisocial personality disorder

Characterised by:

• Antisocial behaviour
• Callous disregard
• Lack of empathy

Question 5

What are the cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 5

1 - Dependent personality disorder

2 - OCD

3 - Avoidant personality disorder

Question 6

What are the treatment options available for personality disorders?

Answer 6

1) Pharmacotherapy
2) Psychodynamic psychotherapy
3) Attachment-based treatment
4) Mentalisation based therapy

Question 7

What is the characteristic feature of cluster B personality disorders?

Answer 7

An inability to bear certain kinds of feelings without acting

Question 8

What is the characteristic feature of cluster A personality disorders?

Answer 8

Profound concern about the basic safety of any human relationship

Question 9

What is a common trait shared by patients with a paranoid personality disorder and a schizoid personality disorder?

Answer 9

They rarely come for treatment

Question 10

What are the characteristic features of patients with paranoid personality disorders?

Answer 10

1 - Everyone except has a malign intent

2 - Often in prison

3 - Do not have hallucinations or delusions

4 - Thye misperceive the significance of reality

Question 11

What are the characteristic features of schizoid personality disorders?

Answer 11

• Choose solitary experiences
• No interest in social relationships
• Appear aloof and odd

Question 12

What are the characteristic features of schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 12

1 - More related to schizophrenia than personality disorder

2 - Very odd ways of thinking and relating

Question 13

What are the characteristics of someone with antisocial personality disorder?

Answer 13

• Repeated tendency to diregard and to violate the rights of others

Question 14

What are the chcaracteristics of narcissistic personality disorder?

Answer 14

• Low self-esteem
• Self-interested

Question 15

What are the features of borderline personality disorder?

Answer 15

• They move between symptoms of psychotic patients and neurotic patients
• Uncertain sense of safety in relationships
• Feel like they might be abandoned
• Feelings of profound boredom and loneliness when alone