Personality Disorders

Question 1

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 1

General distrust and suspiciousness of others

Question 2

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Answer 2

restricted range of emotions and
pattern of detachment from others

Question 3

Schizoidtypal Personality Disorder

Answer 3

Pattern of deficits in interpersonal skills
decreased capacity for close relationships
Cognitive and perceptual distortions/eccentric behavior evident

Question 4

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 4

Disregard for or violation of others rights evident since at least age 15 and individual is at least 18years

Question 5

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 5

Unstable relationships
Self-harm
fear of abandonment
poor self-image
emotional dysregulation
Impulsive behaviors
(more common in women/DBT therapy)

Question 6

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 6

High emotionality and attention seeking behavior

Question 7

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 7

grandiosity, a need to be admired by others, absence of empathy (more common in men)

Question 8

Social Anxiety Disorder differs from Avoidant Personality Disorder how?

Answer 8

In social anxiety disorder client fears embarrassment.
In avoidant personality disorder client is hypersensitive to criticism

Question 9

Dependant personality Disorder

Answer 9

extreme need to be taken care of leading to submissive behavior and clinginess and fears of separation

Question 10

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Answer 10

Perfectionism, preoccupation with orderliness and considerable effort to control self and others, resulting in reduced flexibility, openness and efficiency.

Question 11

What are paraphilic disorders

Answer 11

intense sexually oriented urges, fantasies or behaviors associated with objects and situations not typically associated with sexual arousal