Personality Disorders

Question 1

Definition: An enduring, repetitive pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself.

Answer 1

Personality trait

Question 2

Definition: Inflexible, maladaptive, and rigidly pervasive pattern of behavior causing subjective distress and/or impaired functioning; person is usually not aware of problem. Usually presents by early adulthood.

Answer 2

Personality disorder

Question 3

What Cluster?

Odd or eccentric; inability to develop meaningful social relationships. No psychosis; genetic association with schizophrenia.

Answer 3

Cluster A

Question 4

What Cluster?

Dramatic, emotional, or erratic; genetic association with mood disorders and substance abuse.

Answer 4

Cluster B

Question 5

What Cluster?

Anxious or fearful; genetic association with anxiety disorders.

Answer 5

Cluster C

Question 6

Name the 3 types of personality disorders in Cluster A

Answer 6

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 7

Name the 4 types of personality disorders in Cluster B

Answer 7

Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic

Question 8

Name the 3 types of personality disorders in Cluster C

Answer 8

Avoidant
Obsessive Compulsive
Dependent

Question 9

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness; projection is the major defense mechanism.

Answer 9

Paranoid

Cluster A

Question 10

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Voluntary social withdrawal, limited emotional expression, content with social isolation (vs. avoidant).

Answer 10

Schizoid

Cluster A

Question 11

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Eccentric appearance, odd beliefs or magical thinking, interpersonal awkwardness.

Answer 11

Schizotypal

Cluster A

Question 12

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Disregard for and violation of rights of others, criminality, impulsivity; males > females; must be ≥ 18 years old and have history of conduct disorder before age 15. Conduct disorder if

Answer 12

Anti-Social

Cluster B

Question 13

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Unstable mood and interpersonal relationships,
impulsivity, self-mutilation, boredom, sense of emptiness; females > males; splitting is a major defense mechanism.

Answer 13

Borderline

Cluster B

Question 14

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Excessive emotionality and excitability, attention seeking, sexually provocative, overly concerned with appearance.

Answer 14

Histrionic

Cluster B

Question 15

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Grandiosity, sense of entitlement; lacks empathy and requires excessive admiration; often demands the “best” and reacts to criticism with rage.

Answer 15

Narcissistic

Cluster B

Question 16

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Hypersensitive to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy, desires relationships with others (vs. schizoid).

Answer 16

Avoidant

Cluster C

Question 17

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Preoccupation with order, perfectionism, and control; ego-syntonic: behavior consistent with one’s own beliefs and attitudes (vs. OCD).

Answer 17

Obsessive-Compulsive

Cluster C

Question 18

Personality Disorder and Cluster

Submissive and clingy, excessive need to be taken care of, low self-confidence.
Patients often get stuck in abusive relationships.

Answer 18

Dependent

Cluster C