Personality disorders

Question 1

. What are the cluster A personality disorders? What are the similarities across disorders within this cluster of disorders?

Answer 1

A for eccentric: paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid

Question 2

. Which of the cluster A disorders are ‘very common’ (point prevalence > 5%), ‘common’ (1-5%) or ‘uncommon’ (<1%) in the general population.

Answer 2

schizotypal are common, schizoid is uncommon

Question 3

Know whether each cluster A personality disorder is more common in men, more common in women, or occurs in a similar proportion of men and women.

Answer 3

no disproportion

Question 4

What are the diagnostic features of paranoid personality disorder?

Answer 4

distrust of others, over suspicious

Question 5

What are the diagnostic features of schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 5

inability to form close relationships, eccentic behavior, odd manners of speaking or beliefs

Question 6

What are the diagnostic features of schizoid personality disorder? Describe its pathogenesis from the perspective of both form and function.

Answer 6

detachment from social relationships, restricted expression of emotions

Question 7

What types of medications, if any, are useful for cluster A personality disorders?

Answer 7

possibly antipsychotics

Question 8

What types of psychosocial treatments are useful for cluster A personality disorders

Answer 8

CBT and rational thinking, group therapy

Question 9

What are the cluster B personality disorders? What are the similarities across disorders within this cluster of disorders?

Answer 9

B for dramatic: antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic

Question 10

Which of the cluster B disorders are ‘very common’ (point prevalence > 5%), ‘common’ (1-5%) or ‘uncommon’ (<1%) in the general population.

Answer 10

narcissistic is common

borderline is common

antisocial is common

Question 11

Know whether each cluster B personality disorder is more common in men, more common in women, or occurs in a similar proportion of men and women.

Answer 11

antisocial and narcissistic are more common in men

borderline is more common in women

Question 12

What are the diagnostic features of borderline personality disorder?

Answer 12

instability in maintaining relationsips, impulsivity, avoid abandonment, often suicidal, splitting–people are either good or bad with no inbetween

Question 13

What are the diagnostic features of antisocial personality disorder?

Answer 13

disregard for rules and social conventions since age 15, conduct disorder before age 15, deceitfulness, lying, lack of remorse, aggressiveness

Question 14

What are the diagnostic features of narcissistic personality disorder?

Question 15

What are the diagnostic features of histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 15

excessive attention seeking and emotionality, often sexual

Question 16

What types of medications, if any, are useful for cluster B personality disorders?

Answer 16

CBT, antidepressants

Question 17

What types of psychosocial treatments are useful for cluster B personality disorders?

Answer 17

CBT

Question 18

What are the cluster C personality disorders? What are the similarities across disorders within this cluster of disorders?

Answer 18

C for fearful

avoidant, dependent, OCPD

Question 19

Which of the cluster C disorders are ‘very common’ (point prevalence > 5%), ‘common’ (1-5%) or ‘uncommon’ (<1%) in the general population.

Answer 19

who knows

Question 20

Know whether each cluster C personality disorder is more common in men, more common in women, or occurs in a similar proportion of men and women.

Answer 20

who knows

Question 21

What are the diagnostic features of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Answer 21

orderliness, perfectionism, NOT OCD, control freak,

Question 22

What is the difference between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Answer 22

OCPD is personality based, has perfectionist traits

OCD is when people are compulsed to do things (often weird) to cope with their obsessions

Question 23

What are the diagnostic features of dependent personality disorder?

Answer 23

need to be taken care of, clinging behavior and fear of separation

Question 24

What are the diagnostic features of avoidant personality disorder?

Answer 24

social inhibition, feelings of self inadequacy, hypersensitivity to negative criticism

Question 25

What is the difference between schizoid personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder?

Answer 25

schizoids have no interest in relationships, flat affect

avoidant’s would like a relationship but they can’t make them do to fear

Question 26

What types of medications, if any, are useful for cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 26

anxiolytics?

Question 27

What types of psychosocial treatments are useful for cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 27

CBT