SPE - Personality Disorders

Question 1

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 1

1) Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
2) Unstable relationships
3) Unstable self-image
4) Impulsivity X2 (eg hypersexuality, substance abuse)
5) Recurrent suicidal threats
6) Unstable mood/affect
7) Chronic feelings of emptiness
8) Difficulty controlling anger
9) Stress-related paranoid ideation

Question 2

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 2

1) Breaks laws
2) Deceitful/manipulative
3) Impulsive
4) Aggressive/Violent
5) Reckless
6) Irresponsibility
7) Lack of remorse

Question 3

Schozotypal Personality Disorder

Answer 3

1) Ideas of reference
2) Magical Thinking
3) Unusual perceptual experiences
4) Suspiciousness
5) Few close friends
6) Excessive Social Anxiety

Question 4

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Answer 4

1) Neither enjoying nor desiring personal relationship
2) Chooses solitary activities
3) Little desire for sexual activity with another person
4) Few close friends or confidants
5) Flattened affect

Question 5

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 5

1) Exaggerated sense of self importance
2) Preoccupation with fantasies of money, success, brilliance
3) Believes he/she is “special” and should only associate with high-ranking people
4) Requires excessive admiration
5) Has sense of entitlement

Question 6

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 6

1) Difficulty making every day decisions
2) Needs others to assume responsibilities
3) Difficulty expressing disagreement
4) Feels helpless when alone

Question 7

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 7

1) Center of attention
2) Seductive behavior
3) Theatrical

Question 8

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 8

1) Distrustful

2) Suspicious

Question 9

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Answer 9

1) Preoccupation with details and rules

2) Perfectionism

Question 10

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 10

1) Proccupied with being criticized

2) Unwilling to interact unless certain of being liked