Personality Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Question 1

Someone with a lack of remorse and no concern for others is termed what?

Answer 1

a sociopath

Question 2

who is more likely to be a sociopath males or females?

Answer 2

Males

Question 3

if they are less than 18 and display sociopath characteristics they have to be diagnosed with what?

Answer 3

conduct disorder

Question 4

What is the classic triad of conduct disorder?

Answer 4

set fires, torture animals, bed wetting

Question 5

a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. This definition describe what kind of disorder?

Answer 5

Avoidant personality disorder

Question 6

does someone who has avoidant personality disorder, desire relationships with others?

Answer 6

yes, which is different than schizoid where they dont desire relations with others

Question 7

What are common concerns for those who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 7

1. Face- most common
2. hair
3. skin
4. breasts
5. dick size/genitalia

Question 8

People with body dysmorphic syndrome have a high comorbidity with what other disorders?

Answer 8

depressive/anxiety disorders; linked to psychotic disorder & OCD

Question 9

someone presents with emotional instability, unstable relationships and self harming behavior. What is top of your Ddx?

Answer 9

borderline personality disorder

Question 10

How do those with borderline personality disorder describe their relationships.

Answer 10

They are either the best ever or the worst no inbetween

Question 11

What is a major defense mechanism for someone with borderline personality disorder?

Answer 11

splitting

Question 12

Someone present with submissive and clingy personality, they need to be taken care of, and they have low self esteem. What is top of your DDx?

Answer 12

dependent personality disorder

Question 13

A highschool girl presents with episodes of bursting ot in class, naking scenes, and going on websites to find sex partners. What kind of disorder does this chick have?

Answer 13

Histrionic personality disorder

Question 14

do those with histrionic disorder have a large or small concern for personal appearance?

Answer 14

Large concern.

Question 15

Needs to be the center of attention. Very dramatic. Dresses for attention. Very shallow. Seductive and flirtatious.

This describes someone with what disorder?

Answer 15

Histrionic personality disorder

Question 16

A male comes to you, and explains he is the absolute best at his job, he should run the company, says he graduated from the best of colleges, loves to be praised and obsessed with what others think of him. What kind of disorder does this describe?

Answer 16

narcissistic personality disorder

Question 17

Need for admiration, grandiose thoughts, concerned about what others think yet lack empathy

describes what disorder?

Answer 17

narcissistic personality disorder

1. sense of entitlement
2. Lacks empathy
3. Reacts to criticism with rage

Question 18

Describe obessions when it pertains to obessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 18

Recurring, intrusive thoughts that cause severe distress and impairment

Question 19

Describe the compulsions aspect of OCD?

Answer 19

performance of repetitive actions (rituals) in an attempt to neutralize the obsessions

Question 20

is OCD ego-syntoninc or ego-dystonic?

Answer 20

it is dystonic, behavior is inconsistent with ones own beliefs and attitudes

obsessive compulsive personality disorder is syntonic

Question 21

What is an associated condition with OCD

Answer 21

Tourettes disorder

Question 22

Patients tend to be preoccupied with order, perfectionism, and control

This describes what kind of disorder?

Answer 22

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 23

When someone is ego-syntonic are they aware or unaware of their behavior causing issues?

Answer 23

mother fuckers are unaware, they think they are good to go

Question 24

if someone has family members with schizophrenia are they at a high or lower chance of having a paranoid personality disorder?

Answer 24

they have a higher chance

Question 25

how is paranoid personality disorder characterized?

Answer 25

persistent feeling of suspiciousness and mistrust of other people

Question 26

A patient comes into the office and they seem to be completely indifferent to praise or criticism they appear to have emotional aloofness. What kind of disorder is on your diff?

Answer 26

schizoid personality disorder

Question 27

Describe some characteristics of schizoid personality disorder.

Answer 27

Exhibit voluntary social withdrawal
Content with social isolation (vs avoidant)
Limited emotional expression
No association with schizophrenia

Question 28

odd eccentric behavior and discomfort with social relationships, the person shows a pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships

This person suffers from what?

Answer 28

schizotypal personality disorder

Question 29

What are some characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 29

resents with eccentric behavior, magical thoughts, odd beliefs, and perceptual distortion

These patients ARE ABLE TO FUNCTION IN SOCIETY, though struggle to maintain social relationships

Patients may develop schizophrenia