Overview Personality trait enduring patterns of behavior exhibited in a wide range of personal contexts Personality disorder pervasive, inflexible, extreme, maladaptive personality trait causing impaired functioning or subjective distress ego syntonic patient has limited awareness of disorder course is usually stable by early adulthood not usually diagnosed in children Cluster A Personality Disorders Characterization "weird" odd or eccentric no meaningful social relationships no psychosis genetic association with schizophrenia Types paranoid excessive distrust and suspiciousness schizoid voluntary social withdrawal content with social isolation (vs. avoidant) limited emotional expression schizotypal eccentric appearance odd beliefs or magical thinking Cluster B Personality Disorders Characterization "wild" dramatic, emotional, or erratic genetic association with mood disorders and substance abuse Types antisocial disregard for and violation of rights of others with lack of remorse criminality males > females conduct disorder if < 18 years commonly known as "psychopathy" classic triad set fires, torture animals, bed wetting borderline unstable interpersonal relationships impulsivity sense of emptiness fear of abandonment females > males splitting is a major defense mechanism relationships are either all good ("my boyfriend is a perfect angel") or all bad ("my boyfriend is evil and I hate him") self-mutilation histrionic excessive emotionality and attention-seeking sexually provocative overly concerned with appearance think "telenovelas" narcissistic grandiosity need for admiration sense of entitlement demands "the best" lacks empathy reacts to criticism with rage Cluster C Personality Disorders Characterization "worried" anxious or fearful genetic association with anxiety disorders Types avoidant hypersensitive to rejection socially inhibited feelings of inadequacy desires relationships with others (vs. schizoid) obsessive-compulsive preoccupation with order, perfectionism, and control ego syntonic vs. OCD which is ego dystonic dependent submissive and clingy excessive need to be taken care of low self-confidence
QUESTIONS 1 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Previous Next Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (M1.PY.15.11281401) A 30-year-old male biology graduate student was dismissed from his PhD program after 8 years because he was not able to produce a thesis, claiming that his data was never exactly how he wanted it. He would spend weeks planning out a simple experiment, since everything had to be just right. For many experiments, he would start over because he felt he went out of order in adding the reagents to his media for his cells. He has had similar problems in his undergraduate courses, often failing to complete his assignments on time because he had to revise them until they were perfect. Which of the following disorders does this patient potentially suffer from? QID: 107071 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Schizoid personality disorder 0% (0/130) 2 Narcissistic personality disorder 2% (2/130) 3 Obsessive compulsive personality disorder 77% (100/130) 4 Paranoid personality disorder 1% (1/130) 5 Obsessive compulsive disorder 19% (25/130) M 2 Question Complexity C Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (M1.PY.15.11281404) A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. He has a history of criminal activity, having been jailed several times for assault and robbery. When asked why he burned down his ex-girlfriend's apartment, he just smiled. Which of the following would the male most likely have exhibited during childhood? QID: 107074 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Bed-wetting 52% (36/69) 2 Odd beliefs 7% (5/69) 3 Fear of abandonment 14% (10/69) 4 Need for admiration 22% (15/69) 5 Perfectionist 1% (1/69) M 2 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 1 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK
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