FINAL EXAM Ch13 - Personality
Disorder Questions and Answers
What's personality? - ANSWER-It's all the characteristic ways a person behaves and
thinks: "Michael tends to be shy"; "Mindy likes to be very dramatic";
Unlike many of the disorders we have already discussed, personality disorders are?
- ANSWER-chronic; they do not come and go but originate in childhood and continue
throughout adulthood
What does DMS-5 about how a personality disorder affects a person? - ANSWER--
may distress the affected person even tho they might not notice it themselves
(although the DsM-5 doesn't have a rating system for it - more categorical than
dimensional)
The DSM-5 lists ____ specific personality disorders - ANSWER-10
What are the two categorical problems of this disorder? - ANSWER-Their difficulty,
then, can be seen as one of degree rather than kind
The distinction between problems of degree and problems of kind is usually
described in terms of dimensions and categories
T/F - ANSWER-True
dimensional model/ its benefits - ANSWER-Individuals are rated on the degree to
which they exhibit various personality traits
(1) It would retain more information about each individual,
(2) it would be more flexible because it would permit both categorical and
dimensional differentiations among individuals, and
(3) it would avoid the often arbitrary deci- sions involved in assigning a person to a
diagnostic category.
Example of dimensional model - ANSWER-1. Impairment in personality function
a)Impairment in self-function
i)Identity
ii)Self-direction
b)Impairment in interpersonal function
i) empathy
ii) intimacy
2. Pathological Personality Traits
a) Negative affectivity
b) detachment
c) antagonism
, d)disinhibition
e) psychoticism
categorical model - ANSWER-a mental disorder is either present or absent, with no
in between
five-factor model of personality - ANSWER-- universally used
- people can be rated on a series of personality dimensions, and the combination of
five components describes why people are so different
1)extraversion (talkative, assertive, and active versus silent, passive, and reserved)
2)agreeable- ness (kind, trusting, and warm versus hostile, selfish, and mistrustful)
3)conscientiousness (organized, thorough, and reliable versus careless, negligent,
and unreliable)
4)neuroticism (nervous, moody, and temperamental versus even-tempered)
5)openness to experience (imaginative, curious, and creative versus shallow and
imperceptive)
DSM-5 divides personality disorders into three groups (clusters), which are? -
ANSWER--Cluster A: odd or eccentric
-Cluster B: dramatic, emotional, erratic
-Cluster C: anxious, fearful
Describe the difference between a categorical/prototypical model and dimensional
model as it relates to personality disorders - ANSWER-- The categorical model
assumes each personality disorder is a separate and distinct category; i.e., separate
from other personality disorders, and distinct from "normal" personalities. In contrast,
the dimensional model views various personality features along several continuous
dimensions
statistics on this diagnosis: - ANSWER-•5.6% patients discharged from hospitals had
mental health diagnosis in 2017-2018
-Personality disorders lead to life changes
•Worldwide prevalence 7.8% (2019)
-More in high-income countries
-Same person can be diagnosed with different personality disorders at different times
Describe the issues related to gender biases as they pertain to personality disorders.
- ANSWER-- Men tend to be diagnosed with personality disorders more often than
women overall (10.3 percent versus 8.0 percent in the Trull et al., 2010 study), and
especially antisocial personality disorder
- The largest gender difference for women is borderline personality disorder in most
studies.
- One case described a person with antisocial personality disorder, which is
characterized by irresponsible and reckless behaviour and usually diagnosed in
males. --> when females were presented with the same issues they were diagnosed
with histrionic personality disorder rather than antisocial personality disorder
- the other case described a person with histrionic personality disorder, which is
characterized by excessive emotionality and attention seeking and more often
diagnosed in females
Disorder Questions and Answers
What's personality? - ANSWER-It's all the characteristic ways a person behaves and
thinks: "Michael tends to be shy"; "Mindy likes to be very dramatic";
Unlike many of the disorders we have already discussed, personality disorders are?
- ANSWER-chronic; they do not come and go but originate in childhood and continue
throughout adulthood
What does DMS-5 about how a personality disorder affects a person? - ANSWER--
may distress the affected person even tho they might not notice it themselves
(although the DsM-5 doesn't have a rating system for it - more categorical than
dimensional)
The DSM-5 lists ____ specific personality disorders - ANSWER-10
What are the two categorical problems of this disorder? - ANSWER-Their difficulty,
then, can be seen as one of degree rather than kind
The distinction between problems of degree and problems of kind is usually
described in terms of dimensions and categories
T/F - ANSWER-True
dimensional model/ its benefits - ANSWER-Individuals are rated on the degree to
which they exhibit various personality traits
(1) It would retain more information about each individual,
(2) it would be more flexible because it would permit both categorical and
dimensional differentiations among individuals, and
(3) it would avoid the often arbitrary deci- sions involved in assigning a person to a
diagnostic category.
Example of dimensional model - ANSWER-1. Impairment in personality function
a)Impairment in self-function
i)Identity
ii)Self-direction
b)Impairment in interpersonal function
i) empathy
ii) intimacy
2. Pathological Personality Traits
a) Negative affectivity
b) detachment
c) antagonism
, d)disinhibition
e) psychoticism
categorical model - ANSWER-a mental disorder is either present or absent, with no
in between
five-factor model of personality - ANSWER-- universally used
- people can be rated on a series of personality dimensions, and the combination of
five components describes why people are so different
1)extraversion (talkative, assertive, and active versus silent, passive, and reserved)
2)agreeable- ness (kind, trusting, and warm versus hostile, selfish, and mistrustful)
3)conscientiousness (organized, thorough, and reliable versus careless, negligent,
and unreliable)
4)neuroticism (nervous, moody, and temperamental versus even-tempered)
5)openness to experience (imaginative, curious, and creative versus shallow and
imperceptive)
DSM-5 divides personality disorders into three groups (clusters), which are? -
ANSWER--Cluster A: odd or eccentric
-Cluster B: dramatic, emotional, erratic
-Cluster C: anxious, fearful
Describe the difference between a categorical/prototypical model and dimensional
model as it relates to personality disorders - ANSWER-- The categorical model
assumes each personality disorder is a separate and distinct category; i.e., separate
from other personality disorders, and distinct from "normal" personalities. In contrast,
the dimensional model views various personality features along several continuous
dimensions
statistics on this diagnosis: - ANSWER-•5.6% patients discharged from hospitals had
mental health diagnosis in 2017-2018
-Personality disorders lead to life changes
•Worldwide prevalence 7.8% (2019)
-More in high-income countries
-Same person can be diagnosed with different personality disorders at different times
Describe the issues related to gender biases as they pertain to personality disorders.
- ANSWER-- Men tend to be diagnosed with personality disorders more often than
women overall (10.3 percent versus 8.0 percent in the Trull et al., 2010 study), and
especially antisocial personality disorder
- The largest gender difference for women is borderline personality disorder in most
studies.
- One case described a person with antisocial personality disorder, which is
characterized by irresponsible and reckless behaviour and usually diagnosed in
males. --> when females were presented with the same issues they were diagnosed
with histrionic personality disorder rather than antisocial personality disorder
- the other case described a person with histrionic personality disorder, which is
characterized by excessive emotionality and attention seeking and more often
diagnosed in females
