Exam 3 -- Psych I -- Personality and Psychotic Disorders

Question 1

Psychotherapy is a general term for the process of treating a condition by talking about it with a mental health provider. There are three specific subdivisions mentioned in class–cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and psychoeducation.

Answer 1

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Question 2

True or false: 1/3 of patients with schizophreniform recover within 6 months, and 2/3 develop schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the unspecified subtype.

Answer 3

Delusion doesn’t match any of the other categories.

Question 4

Which of the personality disorders are more common in men? Which are more common in women?

Answer 4

Men: schizoid, narcissistic, antisocial. Women: borderline, histrionic, avoidant, dependent

Question 5

Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by participation in solitary activities, lack of emotions, and appearing cold or detached?

Answer 5

Schizoid

Question 6

Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, and lack of remorse?

Answer 6

Antiocial

Question 7

Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by a sense of self-importance, fantasies of power, needing excessive attention, lack of empathy, etc?

Answer 7

Narcissistic

Question 8

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat obsessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 8

Psychotherapy

Question 9

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the somatic subtype.

Answer 9

Belief that something is wrong with their body in some way (parasites in body, bugs on skin)

Question 10

Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by preoccupation with details, perfectionism, devotion to the point of exclusion of lesure, and reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others?

Answer 10

Obsessive compulsive

Question 11

Which type of delusional disorder is most common?

Answer 11

Persecutory.

Question 12

What four disorders make up Cluster B personality disorders?

Answer 12

Borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, and antisocial

Question 13

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat borderline disorder?

Answer 13

Psychotherapy or sociotherapy

Question 14

Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by a need to be the center of attention, inappropriate provacative behavior, and use of physical appearance to draw attention?

Answer 14

Histrionic

Question 15

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat shizotypal disorder?

Answer 15

Pharmacotherapy

Question 16

What three disorders make up Cluster A personality disorders?

Answer 16

Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal

Question 17

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the jealous subtype.

Answer 17

Belief that their spouse or lover is unfaithful.

Question 18

How does schizoaffective disorder differ from schizophrenia?

Answer 18

It includes a major mood episode, and the schizophrenia must be uninterrupted.

Question 19

Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by a difficulty making decisions, a need for others to take charge, a difficulty expressing disagreement, and urgently seeking another relationship for care and support in case the current one ends?

Answer 19

Dependent

Question 20

Psychotic disorders are characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, catatonia, and/or negative symptoms.

Answer 20

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Question 21

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the eromanic subtype.

Answer 21

Belief that someone is in love with them.

Question 22

Which of the personality disorders has a 10% suicide rate?

Answer 22

Borderline

Question 23

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat schizoid disorder?

Answer 23

Psychotherapy or sociotherapy

Question 24

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat narcissistic disorder?

Answer 24

Psychotherapy

Question 25

Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by shifts between idealization and devaluation ("splitting")?

Answer 25

Borderline

Question 26

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat paranoid disorder?

Answer 26

Possibly pharmacotherapy

Question 27

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the mixed subtype.

Answer 27

Involves a mix of the other categories, with none predominating.

Question 28

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat antisocial disorder?

Answer 28

Sociotherapy

Question 29

Which of the schizophrenia spectrum disorders requires one or more of the characteristics of psychotic disorders? Which require two or more?

Answer 29

One: brief psychotic disorder; Two: schizophreniform, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.

Question 30

True or false: at least 50% of people with antisocial disorder have depressive disorders, and at least 25% have anxiety disorder.

Answer 30

False; at least 50% of people with antisocial disorder have anxiety disorders, and at least 25% have depressive disorder.

Question 31

What three disorders make up Cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 31

Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive

Question 32

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat dependent disorder?

Answer 32

Psychotherapy

Question 33

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat histrionic disorder?

Answer 33

Psychotherapy

Question 34

The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed schizophreniform disorder?

Answer 34

More than a month, but less than 6 months.

Question 35

Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by unusual perceptual experiences and odd beliefs or magical thinking?

Answer 35

Schizotypal

Question 36

Which of the psychotic disorders has a 20% attempted suicide rate?

Answer 36

Schizophrenia

Question 37

The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed brief psychotic disorder?

Answer 37

More than a day, but less than a month

Question 38

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the persecutory subtype.

Answer 38

Belief that they are being conspired against, cheat, spied on, followed, poisoned/drugged, or obstructed in pursuit of their long time goals.

Question 39

Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by viewing self as socially inept, a fear of being shamed or ridiculed, and feelings of inadequacy?

Answer 39

Avoidant

Question 40

Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat avoidant disorder?

Answer 40

Psycotherapy

Question 41

The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. Delusional disorder involves having at least one delusion for how long?

Answer 41

Greater than one month.

Question 42

There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the grandiose subtype.

Answer 42

Belief that they've made some great discovery or have some great talent.

Question 43

Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by suspicion without reason, and being unable to forgive?

Answer 43

Paranoid

Question 44

The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed schizophrenia?

Answer 44

At least 6 months