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Psych 5 PersonalityD
Personality Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A woman who witnessed a murder is able to calmy describe every gory detail. Which defense mechanism is she displaying? | Isolation of affect |
| Which defense mechanism is a person displaying when she subconsciously pushes memories of past abuse out of her conscious mind? | Repression |
| A mother who is frustrated with her child yells at her husband. What defense mechanism is she displaying? | Displacement |
| What personality disorder am I?: excessive need to be taken care of, submissive and clinging behavior, low self-confidence, fears of separation and losing support | Dependent |
| What personality disorder am I?: grandiosity, feels entitled to things, lack of empathy | Narcissistic |
| What personality disorder am I?: suicide attempts, unstable mood and behavior, sense of emptiness and loneliness, impulsiveness | Borderline |
| What personality disorder am I?: distrustful, suspicious, litigious | Paranoid |
| What personality disorder am I?: lifelong voluntary social withdrawal, no psychosis, emotional expression is limited | Schizoid |
| What personality disorder am I?: feelings of inadequacy, hypersensitive to rejection or criticism, socially inhibited, shy | Avoidant |
| What personality disorder am I?: constant mood of unhappiness and pessimism | Depressive |
| What personality disorder am I?: odd appearance, thoughts, and behavior; no psychosis; social awkwardness | Schizotypal |
| What personality disorder am I?: controlling, perfectionistic, orderly, stubborn, indecisive | Obsessive compulsive (personality disorder) |
| What personality disorder am I?: criminality, unable to conform to social norms, disregard for others' rights | antisocial |
| What personality disorder am I?: excessively dramatic, emotional, and extroverted; sexually provocative behavior; unable to maintain intimate relationships | Histrionic |
| Tx for most personality disorders? | Psychotherapy (cluster A's can also get low dose antipsychotics) |
| What is the difference between OCD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? | OCD ppl know that their behavior is bizarre and limiting. Personality disorder ppl don't recognize their behavior as problematic; it's just who they are. |
| What are the distinguishing characteristics between antisocial personality disorder and conduct disorder? | Age: conduct d/o is <18yo. After that, it becomes antisocial PD. |
| What is a personality trait? | When a pt exhibits mild signs of personality disorder but is able to function normally in society. |
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