Personality Disorders

Question 1

The DSM–IV–TR defines personality disorder as

Answer 1

An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment”

Question 2

Personaility disorders: Cluster A

Answer 2

Paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality
disorder

Question 3

Personality disorders: Cluster B

Answer 3

Antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorde

Question 4

Personality disorders: Cluster C

Answer 4

Avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, obsessive–compulsive
personality disorder

Question 5

Impact of personality disorders on occupational performance

Answer 5

a. Social participation: limited interpersonal skills, negative interactions
i. Cluster A: eccentricity, distrust, lack of interest in social contact
ii. Cluster B: intense emotions, lack of empathy, unpredictable behaviors
b. Emotional modulation: difficulty modulating emotions and responding to situations with appropriate affect
c. Coping

Question 6

Occupational therapy interventions

Answer 6

a. Development and maintenance of collaborative relationships
b. Consistency during treatment
c. Validation of the client’s feelings
d. Development and maintenance of motivation for change
e. Mood stabilization and expression of appropriate emotions
f. Promotion of increased self-concept, self-esteem, insight, and judgment
g. Development of interpersonal relationships