Personality Disorders

Question 1

Paranoid Personality

Answer 1

non-delusional paranoia; unjustified doubts; quick reactions of anger; holding grudges; unjustified questions of partner re: infidelity

Question 2

Schizoid Personality

Answer 2

detachment from social relationships; preference for being alone; restricted range of affect/flat affect; emotionally cold; lack of close friends; no desire for relationships; indifference to opinion of others

Question 3

Schizotypal Personality

Answer 3

inappropriate or constricted affect; irrational beliefs; magical thinking; ideas of reference; extreme social anxiety; eccentric appearance; paranoid ideation

Question 4

Histrionic Personality

Answer 4

constant demand for approval/praise; discomfort not being center of attention; exaggerated emotion; sexual seductiveness; content of speech lacking detail; rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotion; view themselves as glamorous and impressive

Question 5

Narcissistic Personality

Answer 5

sense of entitlement; using others for personal gain; grandiosity; belief that they are special; need for excessive admiration; lack of empathy; envious of others; arrogance

Question 6

Borderline Personality

Answer 6

unstable relationships; alternation between idealization and devaluation; feeling of emptiness; suicidal threats/self-mutilating behaviors; mood reactivity; angry outburst followed by shame; impulsivity that is self-damaging; avoidance of abandonment

Question 7

Antisocial Personality

Answer 7

frequent physical fights/assaults; irresponsibility; deceitfulness; reckless disregard for safety; impulsive behavior; lack of remorse

Question 8

Avoidant Personality

Answer 8

fear of being ridiculed; social inhibition; poor self-image; preoccupation with being criticized or rejected in social situations; avoidance of new activities; restraint in intimate relationships; desire for social relationships; feeling of loneliness

Question 9

Dependent Personality

Answer 9

need for excessive advice/reassurance; difficulty doing things independently; lack of self-confidence; feeling helpless; moving from one relationship to the next; difficulty disagreeing; need for approval

Question 10

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

Answer 10

preoccupation with details/rules/lists; perfectionism; stubbornness; insistence to do things ‘their way’; reluctance to delegate; difficulty throwing things out