Psych Exam Personality Disorders
Questions with Correct Answers
name personality disorder: is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships,
self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity. - ANSWER-borderline
name personality disorder: is a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of
others. - ANSWER-antisocial
name personality disorder:is a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of
empathy. - ANSWER-narcissistic
name personality disorder: is a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy,
and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. - ANSWER-avoidant personality disorder
name personality disorder: is a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships,
cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior. - ANSWER-
schizotypal personality disorder
name personality disorder: is a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention
seeking. - ANSWER-histroinic
name personality disorder: is a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness,
perfectionism, and control - ANSWER-obsessive compulsive
Individuals with these disorders often appear odd or eccentric - name cluster -
ANSWER-cluster A
Individuals with these disorders often appear anxious or fearful. - name cluster -
ANSWER-Cluster C
Individuals with these disorders often appear dramatic, emotional, or erratic - name
cluster - ANSWER-cluster b
criteria A for general personality disorder - ANSWER-A. enduring pattern of inner
experience & behavior that deviates markedly from expectation's of individuals
culture - manifested in a) cognition b) affectivity c) interpersonal functioning d)
impulse control
criteria b and c of general personality disorder - ANSWER-b. pattern inflexible &
pervasive across broad range of personal/social sits
c. pattern leads to distress or impairment in social, occ, or other areas of functioning
, critera d, e and F of general personality disorder - ANSWER-d. pattern stable & of
long duration - onset traced back to adol or early adult
e. pattern not explained by other mental disorder
f. pattern not caused by substance or med condition
name some characteristics of paranoid personality disorder - ANSWER--suspect
others exploiting, harming or deceiving
-preoccupied w/ doubts of loyalty or trustworthiness
- reluctant to confide due to unwarranted fear of maliciousness
- reads hidden demeaning or threading meanings into benign events
- bears grudges
- suspicious of fidelity of spouse
name some characteristics of schizoid personality disorder - ANSWER-- neither
desire nor enjoy close relationships
- choose solitary activities
- little interest in sex
- lacks close friends other than 1st deg relatives
- indifferent to praise or crit
- emotional coldness, detach or flattened affectivity
what would you add to your dx of schizoid or schizotypal personality disorder if
criteria are met prior to onset of schizophrenia - ANSWER-premorbid
name some characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder - ANSWER-- ideas of
reference
- odd beliefs/ magical thinking not in culture norms
- unusual perceptual experience, bodily illusions
- odd thinking/ speech
- suspicious or paranoid ideation
- inappropriate constricted affect
- odd behavior, eccentric, peculiar
Peter doesn't trust anyone. It goes beyond a normal suspicion; Peter truly believes
that everyone else is out to get him. When someone on the street happens to glance
his way, he yells at them because he's convinced that they are secretly plotting
against him. - what am i - ANSWER-paranoid personality disorder
Steve doesn't really feel much of anything and he doesn't even try to connect with
others. When people try to talk to him, Steve ignores them or responds in a cold,
unfriendly way. - ANSWER-schizoid
Sal appears to others to be downright weird. He sees messages everywhere, like
when the president gives a speech, Sal thinks he can decode messages meant just
for him. Not only that, Sal believes he can change or control other people's thoughts
with his own. - ANSWER-shizotypal personality disorder
4 main criteria for antisocial personality disorder - ANSWER-a. pervasive disregard
for & violation of rights of others, occurring since age of 15 years
b. at least 18 yo
Questions with Correct Answers
name personality disorder: is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships,
self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity. - ANSWER-borderline
name personality disorder: is a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of
others. - ANSWER-antisocial
name personality disorder:is a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of
empathy. - ANSWER-narcissistic
name personality disorder: is a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy,
and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. - ANSWER-avoidant personality disorder
name personality disorder: is a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships,
cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior. - ANSWER-
schizotypal personality disorder
name personality disorder: is a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention
seeking. - ANSWER-histroinic
name personality disorder: is a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness,
perfectionism, and control - ANSWER-obsessive compulsive
Individuals with these disorders often appear odd or eccentric - name cluster -
ANSWER-cluster A
Individuals with these disorders often appear anxious or fearful. - name cluster -
ANSWER-Cluster C
Individuals with these disorders often appear dramatic, emotional, or erratic - name
cluster - ANSWER-cluster b
criteria A for general personality disorder - ANSWER-A. enduring pattern of inner
experience & behavior that deviates markedly from expectation's of individuals
culture - manifested in a) cognition b) affectivity c) interpersonal functioning d)
impulse control
criteria b and c of general personality disorder - ANSWER-b. pattern inflexible &
pervasive across broad range of personal/social sits
c. pattern leads to distress or impairment in social, occ, or other areas of functioning
, critera d, e and F of general personality disorder - ANSWER-d. pattern stable & of
long duration - onset traced back to adol or early adult
e. pattern not explained by other mental disorder
f. pattern not caused by substance or med condition
name some characteristics of paranoid personality disorder - ANSWER--suspect
others exploiting, harming or deceiving
-preoccupied w/ doubts of loyalty or trustworthiness
- reluctant to confide due to unwarranted fear of maliciousness
- reads hidden demeaning or threading meanings into benign events
- bears grudges
- suspicious of fidelity of spouse
name some characteristics of schizoid personality disorder - ANSWER-- neither
desire nor enjoy close relationships
- choose solitary activities
- little interest in sex
- lacks close friends other than 1st deg relatives
- indifferent to praise or crit
- emotional coldness, detach or flattened affectivity
what would you add to your dx of schizoid or schizotypal personality disorder if
criteria are met prior to onset of schizophrenia - ANSWER-premorbid
name some characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder - ANSWER-- ideas of
reference
- odd beliefs/ magical thinking not in culture norms
- unusual perceptual experience, bodily illusions
- odd thinking/ speech
- suspicious or paranoid ideation
- inappropriate constricted affect
- odd behavior, eccentric, peculiar
Peter doesn't trust anyone. It goes beyond a normal suspicion; Peter truly believes
that everyone else is out to get him. When someone on the street happens to glance
his way, he yells at them because he's convinced that they are secretly plotting
against him. - what am i - ANSWER-paranoid personality disorder
Steve doesn't really feel much of anything and he doesn't even try to connect with
others. When people try to talk to him, Steve ignores them or responds in a cold,
unfriendly way. - ANSWER-schizoid
Sal appears to others to be downright weird. He sees messages everywhere, like
when the president gives a speech, Sal thinks he can decode messages meant just
for him. Not only that, Sal believes he can change or control other people's thoughts
with his own. - ANSWER-shizotypal personality disorder
4 main criteria for antisocial personality disorder - ANSWER-a. pervasive disregard
for & violation of rights of others, occurring since age of 15 years
b. at least 18 yo
