Personality Disorders

Question 1

what are the disorders categorized as personality disorders?

Answer 1

General Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Dependent Personality Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Question 2

this diagnostic class is characterized by an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the norms and 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

Answer 2

personality disorders

Question 3

this term refers to the enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts

Answer 3

personality traits

Question 4

this cluster of personality disorders is odd and eccentric.

you usually notice that something is weird with them

what personality disorders compose this cluster?

Answer 4

Cluster A

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Question 4

what should you do before diagnosing a personality disorder?

Answer 4

check if they pass the criteria for General Personality Disorder

Question 5

this cluster of personality disorders is regarded as anxious and fearful

what cluster is this?

what personality disorders compose this cluster?

Answer 5

Avoidant,

Dependent, and

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 6

this cluster of personality disorders is regarded as dramatic, emotional, and erratic

what cluster is this?

what personality disorders compose this cluster?

Answer 6

Antisocial

Borderline,

Histrionic, and

Narcissistic personality disorders

Question 7

this personality disorder refers to an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts

Answer 7

General Personality Disorder

Question 8

this personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent

Answer 8

paranoid personality disorer