Psychology of Personality Exam 3:
chapter 14 Questions And Verified
Answers
mental disorder - Answers-a pattern of mental symptoms causing significant problems
in life; sometimes referred to as mental illness or psychopathology; they are disorders
because they cause people distress beyond what is normal, typical, or culturally
appropriate; include everything from phobias (irrational fears) to sleep disorders
(insomnia) to kleptomania (compulsive stealing)
.psychopathology/mental disorders - Answers-considered disorders because they cause
people distress beyon
.understand how mental disorders are diagnosed, name the personality disorders, and
explain how they relate to the Big Five traits - Answers-Personality disorders are
diagnosed using specific criteria, arranged into cluster A (paranoid, schizoid and
schizotypal), B (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic), and C (avoidant,
dependent, and obsessive-compulsive). Each disorder has a specific pattern of
relationships with the big five, with many linked to low agreeableness and high
neuroticism.
.personality disorder - Answers-when someone's entire personality leads to significant
problems in how they feel, act, or relate to other people
.borderline personality disorder - Answers-characterized by cycles of affection and
anger, fear of abandonment, anxiety and depression, and even physical self-harm and
suicide; rachel was diagnosed with this and her book on her diagnosis and recover is
called "get me out of here" and another book on borderline PD is titled "I hate you, don't
leave me"
.personality disorder diagnostic - Answers-a person must fit six specific requirements:
experiencing problems in most aspects of life, such as relationships and thinking
(criterion A); being inflexible in his/her behavior, such as not acting differently even
when he/she should (criterion B); experiencing major life problems (criterion C); and
showing sign of the personality disorder since adolescence (criterion D); the problematic
behaviors cannot be due to another mental disorder (criterion E); or due to a physical
disorder such as a brain tumor or a reaction to drugs (criterion F)
- overall these requirements mean that a personality disorder must cause problems, be
pervasive, and not be caused by something else
.DSM cluster A - Answers-odd-eccentric (weird)/(mad as in cognitively odd)
, - paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
.DSM cluster B - Answers-dramatic-emotional (wild)/(bad as in misbehavior)
- antisocial
- borderline
- histrionic
- narcissistic
.DSM cluster C - Answers-anxious-fearful (worried)/(sad)
- avoidant
- dependent
- obsessive compulsive
.paranoid personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/"weird" or "mad"
- paranoid and suspicious
- have trouble trusting friends
- thinks benign remarks made by others are actually hostile (hostile attributional bias)
- carries grudges for long periods
- high in neuroticism
- low in agreeableness
.schizoid personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/ "weird" or "mad"
- detachment from close relationships and overall lack of pleasure in life
- shows no interest in forming friendships, spending time with family, or having a
romantic partner
- appears to not enjoy any aspect of life
- low extraversion
- just as low in agreeableness as someone with borderline PD but expresses it in a less
dramatic way because he's lower in neuroticism and doesn't interact much with other
people
- overall withdrawn and socially isolated
.schizotypal personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/ "weird" or "mad"
- problematic social relationships and odd or eccentric thinking
- has ideas of reference, the belief that certain aspects of the external world (like the
shape of a tree or an odd coincidence) might have special meaning
- has unusual beliefs in psychic powers or body illusions, thinking that aspects of his or
her body are not under his or her control, or has an out of body experience
- high neuroticism
- low extraversion
- low agreeableness
.antisocial personality disorder - Answers-- cluster B: dramatic emotional / "wild" or
"bad"
chapter 14 Questions And Verified
Answers
mental disorder - Answers-a pattern of mental symptoms causing significant problems
in life; sometimes referred to as mental illness or psychopathology; they are disorders
because they cause people distress beyond what is normal, typical, or culturally
appropriate; include everything from phobias (irrational fears) to sleep disorders
(insomnia) to kleptomania (compulsive stealing)
.psychopathology/mental disorders - Answers-considered disorders because they cause
people distress beyon
.understand how mental disorders are diagnosed, name the personality disorders, and
explain how they relate to the Big Five traits - Answers-Personality disorders are
diagnosed using specific criteria, arranged into cluster A (paranoid, schizoid and
schizotypal), B (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic), and C (avoidant,
dependent, and obsessive-compulsive). Each disorder has a specific pattern of
relationships with the big five, with many linked to low agreeableness and high
neuroticism.
.personality disorder - Answers-when someone's entire personality leads to significant
problems in how they feel, act, or relate to other people
.borderline personality disorder - Answers-characterized by cycles of affection and
anger, fear of abandonment, anxiety and depression, and even physical self-harm and
suicide; rachel was diagnosed with this and her book on her diagnosis and recover is
called "get me out of here" and another book on borderline PD is titled "I hate you, don't
leave me"
.personality disorder diagnostic - Answers-a person must fit six specific requirements:
experiencing problems in most aspects of life, such as relationships and thinking
(criterion A); being inflexible in his/her behavior, such as not acting differently even
when he/she should (criterion B); experiencing major life problems (criterion C); and
showing sign of the personality disorder since adolescence (criterion D); the problematic
behaviors cannot be due to another mental disorder (criterion E); or due to a physical
disorder such as a brain tumor or a reaction to drugs (criterion F)
- overall these requirements mean that a personality disorder must cause problems, be
pervasive, and not be caused by something else
.DSM cluster A - Answers-odd-eccentric (weird)/(mad as in cognitively odd)
, - paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
.DSM cluster B - Answers-dramatic-emotional (wild)/(bad as in misbehavior)
- antisocial
- borderline
- histrionic
- narcissistic
.DSM cluster C - Answers-anxious-fearful (worried)/(sad)
- avoidant
- dependent
- obsessive compulsive
.paranoid personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/"weird" or "mad"
- paranoid and suspicious
- have trouble trusting friends
- thinks benign remarks made by others are actually hostile (hostile attributional bias)
- carries grudges for long periods
- high in neuroticism
- low in agreeableness
.schizoid personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/ "weird" or "mad"
- detachment from close relationships and overall lack of pleasure in life
- shows no interest in forming friendships, spending time with family, or having a
romantic partner
- appears to not enjoy any aspect of life
- low extraversion
- just as low in agreeableness as someone with borderline PD but expresses it in a less
dramatic way because he's lower in neuroticism and doesn't interact much with other
people
- overall withdrawn and socially isolated
.schizotypal personality disorder - Answers-- cluster A: odd eccentric/ "weird" or "mad"
- problematic social relationships and odd or eccentric thinking
- has ideas of reference, the belief that certain aspects of the external world (like the
shape of a tree or an odd coincidence) might have special meaning
- has unusual beliefs in psychic powers or body illusions, thinking that aspects of his or
her body are not under his or her control, or has an out of body experience
- high neuroticism
- low extraversion
- low agreeableness
.antisocial personality disorder - Answers-- cluster B: dramatic emotional / "wild" or
"bad"
