Personality Disorders

Question 1

We experience personality from the inside as ….

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something stable

Question 2

Abnormal personality or personality pathology refers to ….

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the inability of persons to react flexibly and appropriate to life’s challenges

Question 3

Maladaptive traits that are overly rigid or extreme lead to ….

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disruption in the development and maintenance of mutual interpersonal relationships and self development

Question 4

Personality disorder has an onset in …..

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adolescence or early adulthood

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Personality disorder is relatively ….. over time, and leads to ……

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stable - distress or impairment

Question 6

A core distinguishing feature of personality disorders versus clinical syndromes is ….

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the degree to which the level of functioning represents a change from baseline

Question 7

In ……. people
find their lives disrupted; they can no longer function as they used to

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clinical syndromes such as depression or panic disorder

Question 8

In Clinical Syndromes , the experiences and behaviors are usually perceived
as …..

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ego- dystonic

Question 9

Personality disorders concern how people ….

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have matured into adult personalities

Question 10

The building blocks of personality disorders are often referred to as ….

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traits

Question 11

Personality disorders are usually considered as ……

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ego-syntonic

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The central features of personality disorders are …..

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disturbed relationships, both in personal and professional life, and inner experience of yourself.

Question 13

Personality disorder patients were alternative referred to as ….

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patients with “relationship difficulties”, or“ patients who are difficult to place”, or sometimes even the “difficult patient”.

Question 14

Personality disorders are usually classified according to a system referred to in the …….

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification System of Diseases (ICD)

Question 15

the “anxious” cluster, includes ….

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avoidant personality disorder,
dependent personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 16

…… includes paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder.

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Cluster A, the “odd/eccentric” cluster

Question 17

Cluster B, the “………” cluster, consists of : antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder.

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dramatic / emotional

Question 18

In both classification systems ,the emphasis for the definition of a personality disorder (PD) includes references to ……

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functional impairment and subjective distress

Question 19

In empirical studies functional impairment is usually investigated by
…….

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comparing psychosocial functioning or distress in patients with and without personality disorders.

Question 20

individuals with personality disorders tend to experience troubles in ……

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social relationships

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Individuals with a personality disorder are more likely to use /or tolerate ……

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physical aggression towards others or self

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Perpetrators of domestic violence and child abuse are often individuals with….

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obsessive -compulsive or dependent personality disorders.

Question 23

The adjectives “odd” and “eccentric” represent …..

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the core qualities and characteristics of these personality disorders

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….. are hypervigilant to hidden meanings and threats

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Paranoid PD

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Paranoid personality disorder individuals tend to be ..... , which they will not "forgive and forget".

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secretive and hypersensitive to insults

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Patients with ..... tend to lead a withdrawn, isolated life.

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schizoid PD

Question 27

schizoid PD patients tend to be somewhat ..... and their emotional life is rather.....

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low in energy - flat and unexcitable

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It is extremely rare for ..... patients to seek treatment for these characteristic behaviors

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schizoid PD

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the schizoid PD ..... the psychotic-like positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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does not include

Question 30

Persons with ..... often hold unusual, sometimes "magical", idiosyncratic beliefs.

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schizotypal PD

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Persons with .... often hold unusual, sometimes "magical", idiosyncratic beliefs.

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schizotypal PD

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What has no meaning to most persons may have very special meaning to the .....

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schizotypal PD individual.

Question 33

Patients with ..... tend to disregard the rights of others and are prone to unethical behavior .

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antisocial PD

Question 34

Antisocial PD is often associated with ......

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drug and alcohol problems and criminal behavior

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Persons with ..... tend to be irresponsible , and do not "learn“ from previous mistakes

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antisocial PD

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antisocial PD patients can be......., but there are also more cunning and manipulative variations.

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quite aggressive and impulsive

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The conceptualization of antisocial PD heavily emphasizes the.....

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antisocial behaviors

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Central to the ..... is a pervasive pattern of instability across multiple domains, including affect, interpersonal relationships, and self-image.

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borderline PD

Question 39

..... is probably best known for its associated self destructive impulsivity

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Borderline PD

Question 40

many borderline PD patients reporting feelings of ......

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emptiness

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A key feature of individuals with histrionic PD is ......

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the lability and shallowness of their affect

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...... patients seek to be the center of attention, and are unhappy when they are not.

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Histrionic PD

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..... tend to perceive their relationships as more special than others do

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Histrionic PD patients

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Paranoid patients are ...... but in a continuous hostile way

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hypervigilant to hidden meanings and threats

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Paranoid patients tend to be ..... to insults

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secretive and hypersensitive

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Paranoid patients is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about ....

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the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates

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...... are unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights

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Paranoid patients

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Schizoid individuals almost always choose ......

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solitary activities

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...... appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others

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Schizoid patients

Question 50

Schizoid patients show emotional ....

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coldness

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...... has excessive social anxiety that not diminish with familiarity

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Schizotypal patients

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...... tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgements about self

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Schizotypal patients

Question 53

Lack of ...., is one of the diagnostic criteria for antisocial PD

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remorse

Question 54

......., as indicated by repeated physical flights or assaults

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Irritability and aggressiveness

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Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by ...

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repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations

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...... : markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self

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identity disturbances

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unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by .....

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alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation

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impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially ...... (spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating).

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self-damaging

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..... has recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior

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Borderline PD patient

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Histrionic patients interaction with others is often characterized by ......

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Inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior

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...... displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions

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Histrionic patients

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Histrionic patients consistently uses ...... to draw attention to self.

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physical appearance

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Histrionic patients are considers relationships to be .....

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more intimate than they actually are

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Histrionic patients are shows ......, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion

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self-dramatization