Week 8 Sherpath. Overview of
Personality Disorders
Which characteristic most accurately describes a patient with a personality disorder?
A. One who has regular hallucinations and delusions
B. One who obsessively worries and frets about situations beyond the individual's
control
C. One who has an unhealthy and adamant way and pattern of thinking, functioning,
and behaving
D. One who sleeps excessive amounts and has trouble interacting with others,
especially in group situations - answerC. One who has an unhealthy and adamant way
and pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving
A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which the patient has an unhealthy
and adamant way and pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving.
Which characteristics are most common in individuals with a personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Lack of self-awareness
B. Trouble relating to life situations
C. Strong doubt of others' capabilities
D. Inability to state the purpose of his or her own life
E. Inability to manage daily tasks, like balancing a checkbook - answerA, B and D
Lack of self-awareness
A person with a personality disorder lacks self-awareness and does not believe he or
she has a problem that requires behavior modification.
Trouble relating to life situations
A person with a personality disorder has poor coping skills and trouble relating to people
and life situations.
Inability to state the purpose of his or her own life
A person with a personality disorder is likely unable to state the purpose of his or her
own life. Individuals with personality disorders do not have strong self-awareness skills
that provide insight into behavior.
Researchers have suggested a link between personality disorders and which attribute?
A. Diet
B. Physical activity
C. Biologic markers
D. Prescription drug use - answerC. Biologic markers
There is no research to suggest that a person is born with a personality disorder;
however, the tendency to develop a personality disorder may be inherited.
, Which behaviors best illustrate clinical symptoms of paranoid personality disorder
(PPD)?
Select all that apply.
A. Lack of trust toward others
B. Suspicious of infidelity of partner
C. Belief in magical control over others
D. Potential for loss of control and violence
E. Unwillingness to forgive others for small events
F. Not starting conversations and responding with short answers - answerA, B, D and E
Lack of trust toward others
Lack of trust toward others is a clinical symptom of PPD.
Suspicious of infidelity of partner
Being suspicious of the infidelity of a spouse or sexual partner is a clinical symptom of
PPD.
Potential for loss of control and violence
Potential for loss of control and violence is a clinical symptom of PPD because the
individual believes that others are constantly attacking his or her character.
Unwillingness to forgive others for small events
Unwillingness to forgive others for small events is a clinical symptom of PPD because
the individual doubts the integrity of the relationship to begin with.
Which behaviors are clinical symptoms of schizoid personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Enjoyment of solitude
B. Lack of strong emotions
C. Lack of engagement with others
D. Reduction in the expression of emotions
E. Potential for loss of control and violence - answerA, B and C
Which are clinical symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Keeping to oneself
B. Inappropriate affect
C. Eccentric appearance
D. Lack of engagement with others
E. Expression of a different and odd attitude
F. Engagement with paranormal phenomena - answerB, C, E and F
Inappropriate affect
Inappropriate affect, where a person does not act in a manner parallel to the situation, is
a clinical symptom of schizotypal personality disorder.
Eccentric appearance
Personality Disorders
Which characteristic most accurately describes a patient with a personality disorder?
A. One who has regular hallucinations and delusions
B. One who obsessively worries and frets about situations beyond the individual's
control
C. One who has an unhealthy and adamant way and pattern of thinking, functioning,
and behaving
D. One who sleeps excessive amounts and has trouble interacting with others,
especially in group situations - answerC. One who has an unhealthy and adamant way
and pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving
A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which the patient has an unhealthy
and adamant way and pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving.
Which characteristics are most common in individuals with a personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Lack of self-awareness
B. Trouble relating to life situations
C. Strong doubt of others' capabilities
D. Inability to state the purpose of his or her own life
E. Inability to manage daily tasks, like balancing a checkbook - answerA, B and D
Lack of self-awareness
A person with a personality disorder lacks self-awareness and does not believe he or
she has a problem that requires behavior modification.
Trouble relating to life situations
A person with a personality disorder has poor coping skills and trouble relating to people
and life situations.
Inability to state the purpose of his or her own life
A person with a personality disorder is likely unable to state the purpose of his or her
own life. Individuals with personality disorders do not have strong self-awareness skills
that provide insight into behavior.
Researchers have suggested a link between personality disorders and which attribute?
A. Diet
B. Physical activity
C. Biologic markers
D. Prescription drug use - answerC. Biologic markers
There is no research to suggest that a person is born with a personality disorder;
however, the tendency to develop a personality disorder may be inherited.
, Which behaviors best illustrate clinical symptoms of paranoid personality disorder
(PPD)?
Select all that apply.
A. Lack of trust toward others
B. Suspicious of infidelity of partner
C. Belief in magical control over others
D. Potential for loss of control and violence
E. Unwillingness to forgive others for small events
F. Not starting conversations and responding with short answers - answerA, B, D and E
Lack of trust toward others
Lack of trust toward others is a clinical symptom of PPD.
Suspicious of infidelity of partner
Being suspicious of the infidelity of a spouse or sexual partner is a clinical symptom of
PPD.
Potential for loss of control and violence
Potential for loss of control and violence is a clinical symptom of PPD because the
individual believes that others are constantly attacking his or her character.
Unwillingness to forgive others for small events
Unwillingness to forgive others for small events is a clinical symptom of PPD because
the individual doubts the integrity of the relationship to begin with.
Which behaviors are clinical symptoms of schizoid personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Enjoyment of solitude
B. Lack of strong emotions
C. Lack of engagement with others
D. Reduction in the expression of emotions
E. Potential for loss of control and violence - answerA, B and C
Which are clinical symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder?
Select all that apply.
A. Keeping to oneself
B. Inappropriate affect
C. Eccentric appearance
D. Lack of engagement with others
E. Expression of a different and odd attitude
F. Engagement with paranormal phenomena - answerB, C, E and F
Inappropriate affect
Inappropriate affect, where a person does not act in a manner parallel to the situation, is
a clinical symptom of schizotypal personality disorder.
Eccentric appearance
