Question | Answer |
Borderline Personality Disorder- I DESPAIRR | Identity disturbance
Disordered, unstable affect owing to a marked reactivity of mood
Emptiness
Suicidal behavior
Paranoid ideation
Abandonment
Impulsivity
Rage
relationships intense |
Paranoid | SUSPECT 4/7
Spousal infidelity suspected
Unforgiving (bears grudges)
Suspicious of others
Perceives attacks
Everyone is either an Enemy or a friend
Confiding in others feared
Threats perceived in benign events |
Schizoid | DISTANT 4/7
Detached affect
Indifferent to criticism or praise
Sexual experiences of little interest
Tasks (activities) performed solitarily
Absence of close friends
Neither desires nor enjoys close relations
Takes pleasure in few activities |
Schizotypal- ME PECULIAR (five of first nine plus “rule out” specifier) | Magical thinking
Experiences unusual perceptions
Paranoid ideation
Eccentric behavior/appearance
Constricted
Unusual thinking and speech
Lacks close friends
Ideas of reference
Anxiety
Rule out psychotic disorder and autistic disorder |
antisocial | 3/7 CORRUPT
Conformity to law lacking
Obligations ignored
Reckless disregard for safety of self or others
Remorse lacking
Underhanded (deceitful, lies, cons others)
Planning insufficient (impulsive)
Temper |
Histrionic | 5/7- PRAISE ME
Provocative
Relationships (considered more intimate than they are)
Attention
Influenced easily
Style of speech (impressionistic, lacks detail)
Emotions (rapidly shifting and shallow)
Made up
Emotions exaggerated (theatrical) |
Narcissistic | 5/9 SPEECIAL
Special (believes he is special and unique)
Preoccupied with fantasies
Envious
Entitlement
Excessive admiration required
Conceited
Interpersonal exploitation
Arrogant |
Avoidant | 4/7 CRINGES
Certainty of being liked required
Rejection
Intimate relationships avoided
New relationships avoided
Gets around interpersonal activities
Embarrassment potential prevents new activities
Self viewed as unappealing, inept, inferior |
Dependent PD | 5/8 RELIANCE
Reassurance for decisions
Expressing disagreement difficult
Life responsibilities assumed by others
Initiating projects difficult
Alone
Nurturance- needs
Companionship sought urgently
Exaggerated fear to care for self |
OCD PD | 4/8 LAW FIRMS
Loses point of activity
Ability to complete tasks compromised by perfectionism
Worthless objects
Friendships
Inflexible, scrupulous, overconscientious
Reluctant to delegate
Miserly |