Personality disorders; obsessive compulsive and related disorders

Question 1

persistent feelings of suspiciousness and mistrust of other people
Higher incidence in families with schizophrenia

Answer 1

Paranoid personality disorder

Question 2

Patients tend to have emotional aloofness, indifferent to praise or criticism, without bizarre or idiosyncratic thinking

Exhibit voluntary social withdrawal

Answer 2

Schizoid personality disorder

Question 3

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

Able to function in society, though struggle to maintain social relationships

Answer 3

Schizotypal personality disorder

Question 4

A disregard for and violation of the rights of others with a lack of remorse which commonly results in criminality

males > females
Classic triad: set fires, torture animals, bedwetting

Answer 4

Antisocial personality disorder

Question 5

emotional instability, unstable relationships, and self-harming behavior

Females > Males

Answer 5

Borderline personality disorder

Question 6

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

A large concern with appearance

Answer 6

Histrionic personality disorder

Question 7

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

Sense of entitlement
Lacks empathy
Reacts to criticism with rage

Answer 7

Narcissistic personality disorder

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

Avoidant personality disorder

Question 9

Submissive and clingy with an excessive need to be taken care of resulting from a low self-esteem

Answer 9

Dependent personality disorder

Question 10

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

Ego-syntonic: the patient is not aware of their behavior causing issues

Answer 10

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 11

Preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance/exaggerated distortion of a minor flaw

Common concerns – face/hair/skin/breasts/genitalia

Answer 11

body dysmorphic disorder