2. Questionnaire

3. Personality
Enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself, which are exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal contexts

4. Personality Disorder
Enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal contexts, and are inflexible and maladaptive, and cause either significant functional impairment or subjective distress

5. Characteristics of PD 1) Unusually extreme 2) Problematic
The person or others

6. Characteristics of PD 3) Social 4) Stable 5) Ego-Syntonic
Manifest during interactions with others
4) Stable
Typically become visible during adolescence and persist throughout life
5) Ego-Syntonic
Person with PD doesn’t think anything is wrong

7. Types of Personality Disorders
A) Disorders of unhappiness and anxiety
B) Disorders in relating with others
C) Disorders in thinking and lack of contact with reality
All disorders have some of these characteristics

8. 10 Personality Disorders
Dependent Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder

9. Disorders of unhappiness and anxiety

10. Score
16 = T
35 = T
45 = T
47 = T
56 = T
73 = T

11. Dependent Personality Disorder
A pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of
Fear of separation
Easily hurt by criticism
Let others make important decisions for them and often jump from relationship to relationship
They often remain in abusive, exploitative relationships
Can only function within a relationship

12. Score
18 = T
40 = T
47 = T
48 = T
57 = F
69 = T
80 = F

13. Avoidant Personality Disorder
A pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

14. Avoidant Personality Disorder
Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by pervasive and extreme social anxiety
People with this disorder often feel inadequate, avoid social situations,
They are fearful of being rejected and worry about embarrassing themselves in front of others
They exaggerate the potential difficulties of new situations to rationalize avoiding them
They yearn for social relations yet feel they are unable to obtain them (are unworthy of them)

15. Score
2 = T
7 = F
14 = F
22 = F
29 = T
41 = F
53 = F
59 = T

16. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
A pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility

17. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Four of the following
1) Over concern with rules and details
2) Perfectionism
3) Workaholism
4) Inflexibility
A set way of thinking or behaving

18. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
5) Packrat behavior
Note: seems opposite to other aspects (Freud)
6) Inability to delegate
7) Miserliness
8) Rigidity and stubbornness

19. Disorders in relating to others

20. Score
6 = T
8 = T
33 = T
42 = T
48 = T
49 = T
60 = T

21. Paranoid Personality Disorder
A pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that others’ motives are interpreted as malevolent
Preoccupied with concerns about the loyalty and trustworthiness of others
Misinterpret or over interpret situations in line with their suspicions
Suspicious of other’s motives
Sees hidden messages in benign comments

22. Score
10 = F
21 = T
24 = F
27 = F
32 = T
48 = F
51 = T
57 = T

23. Histrionic Personality Disorder
A pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking
Pursue attention by being highly dramatic or overtly seductive
Tend to exaggerate friendships and relationships, believing that everyone loves them
Seek re-assurance, praise
Shallow emotions, flamboyant, self-centred