Personality Disorders

Question 1

What defines a personality disorder?

Answer 1

Rigid, unhealthy patterns of thinking, functioning, and behaving that are pervasive and long-standing.

Question 2

Why do people with personality disorders often not seek help?

Answer 2

Their behaviors are ingrained, and they often don’t see them as problematic.

Question 3

What areas of life are commonly affected by personality disorders?

Answer 3

Interpersonal relationships, work, school, and daily functioning.

Question 4

At what age are personality disorders typically diagnosed?

Answer 4

Age 18 and older.

Question 5

What must symptoms reflect to qualify as a personality disorder?

Answer 5

Long-term, persistent issues—not short-term or episodic problems.

Question 6

What are the 3 DSM-5 clusters of personality disorders?

Answer 6

Cluster A (Odd/Eccentric), Cluster B (Dramatic/Emotional), Cluster C (Anxious/Fearful)

Question 7

What disorders are in Cluster A?

Answer 7

Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal

Question 8

Traits of Paranoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 8

Distrust, suspicion, grudges, misinterpretation of benign remarks as threats.

Question 9

Examples of Paranoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 9

Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin

Question 10

Traits of Schizoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 10

Prefers solitude, flat affect, no interest in relationships or sexual experiences.

Question 11

Examples of Schizoid Personality Disorder?

Answer 11

Squidward (SpongeBob)

Question 12

Traits of Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

Answer 12

Magical thinking, odd beliefs/behavior, social anxiety, flat affect.

Question 13

Examples of Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

Answer 13

Willy Wonka

Question 14

What disorders are in Cluster B?

Answer 14

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic

Question 15

Traits of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Answer 15

Disregards laws/rights, deceitful, manipulative, aggressive, lacks remorse.

Question 16

Examples of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Answer 16

The Joker

Question 17

Traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Answer 17

Grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy, exploits others.

Question 18

Examples of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Answer 18

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), Regina George

Question 19

Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder?

Answer 19

Fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, impulsivity, self-harm, emotional instability.

Question 20

Examples of Borderline Personality Disorder?

Answer 20

Harley Quinn

Question 21

Traits of Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Answer 21

Attention-seeking, emotional overreaction, shallow, provocative, overly dramatic.

Question 22

Examples of Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Answer 22

Sharpay Evans, Marilyn Monroe

Question 23

What disorders are in Cluster C?

Answer 23

Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive (Personality)

Question 24

Traits of Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Answer 24

Social inhibition, fear of rejection, low self-esteem, desires connection but avoids it.

Question 25

Examples of Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Answer 25

Charlie Brown, late-life Michael Jackson

Question 26

Traits of Dependent Personality Disorder?

Answer 26

Submissive, clingy, fears separation, struggles with decisions, stays in toxic relationships.

Question 27

Examples of Dependent Personality Disorder?

Answer 27

Cinderella

Question 28

Traits of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)?

Answer 28

Preoccupied with control, perfectionism, inflexible, rigid moral code.

Question 29

Examples of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?

Answer 29

Steve Jobs