Personality disorders

Question 1

what is the opposite of agreeableness

Answer 1

antagonism

Question 2

opposite of conscientiousness

Answer 2

disinhibition

Question 3

when are traits considered a personality disorder

Answer 3

when they cause significant distress, social impairment, and or occupational impairment

Question 4

what re the 10 personality disorders listed in the DSM?

Answer 4

• antisocial
• avoidant
• borderline
• dependent
• histrionic
• narcissistic
• obsessive-compulsive
• paranoid
• schizoid
• schizotypal

Question 5

define OSPD and UPD

Answer 5

other specified personality disorder (those not included in the 10 in the DSM) and unspecified personality disorder

Question 6

define avoidant

Answer 6

pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
- introversion and nuroticism

Question 7

define dependant

Answer 7

pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.
- combo of neuroticism and maladaptive agreeableness

Question 8

define antisocial

Answer 8

pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the rights of others. These behaviors may be aggressive or destructive and may involve breaking laws or rules, deceit or theft.
- antagonism and low conscientiousness

Question 9

define obsessive-compulsive

Answer 9

pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
- maladative conscientiousness

Question 10

define schizoid

Answer 10

detachment from social relationships, restricted range of emotions
- introversion

Question 11

define borderline

Answer 11

• instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
• neuroticism

Question 12

define histrionic

Answer 12

excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- maladaptive extraversion

Question 13

Narcissistic

Answer 13

pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
- neuroticism, extraversion, antagonism, conscientiousness

Question 13

Narcissistic

Answer 13

pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
- neuroticism, extraversion, antagonism, conscientiousness

Question 14

schizotypal

Answer 14

• discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.
• neuroticism, introversion, antagonism

Question 15

paranoid

Answer 15

distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.

Question 16

ego-syntonic

Answer 16

most people are largely comfortable with their selves, with their characteristic manner of behaving, feeling, and relating to others
- makes ppl not as open to getting help

Question 17

what is a personality disorder that usually does seek help? why?

Answer 17

borderline, lots of suffering, anxiety and depression
- avoidant
-high levels of neuroticism

Question 18

t or f: 1-2% of the population meets criteria for diagnosis of personality disorder

Answer 18

false, 10-15%

Question 19

which personality disorder has manualized and/or empirically validated treatment protocols developed?

Answer 19

borderline, dialectical behavioural therapy (CBT, Zen and Buddhism) and mentalization therapy
- individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and a therapist consultation team, and will typically last a full year.

Question 20

______personality disorder combines the Five Factor traits of neuroticism and maladaptive agreeableness.

Histrionic.
Obsessive-compulsive.
Dependent.
Passive-aggressive.
State-trait

Answer 20

Dependent

Question 21

Marcus is dishonest, and does not often care about the hurt or pain he causes others. Marcus may suffer from ______personality disorder.

Answer 21

antisocial

Question 22

A structure in the brain associated with liking is the:

thalamus.
nucleus accumbens.
amygdala.
hypothalamus

Answer 22

nucleus accumbens.

Question 23

Why are personality disorders traditionally so difficult to treat?

Answer 23

The disorders involve well-established behaviors that are integral to a person’s self-image

Question 24

For which personality disorder has a manualized and empirically validated treatment protocol been developed?

histrionic.
paranoid.
narcissistic.
antisocial.
borderline

Answer 24

borderline

Question 25

______best describes the expert opinion of how personality disorders arise.

• “They arise due to abuse, harsh parenting, and similar environmental factors”.
• “Nothing is known about their origins”.
• “They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”.
• “They are genetic in origin”.
• “They arise when a disorder like depression lasts too long”

Answer 25

“They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”

Question 26

______best describes the expert opinion of how personality disorders arise.

• “They arise due to abuse, harsh parenting, and similar environmental factors”.
• “Nothing is known about their origins”.
• “They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”.
• “They are genetic in origin”.
• “They arise when a disorder like depression lasts too long”

Answer 26

“They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”

Question 27

what are the two categories of deviant behaviour

Answer 27

• criminal
• binging and purging (throwing up after meals)