MSW Exam - Personality Disorders Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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What are personality disorders?
Patterns of relating to and understanding others that are maladaptive, inflexible, and
deeply ingrained.
When are personality disorders usually recognizable?
In one's adolescence.
When are personality disorders typically diagnosed?
In adulthood.
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MSW Exam - Personality Disorders
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
What are personality disorders?
Patterns of relating to and understanding others that are maladaptive, inflexible, and
deeply ingrained.
When are personality disorders usually recognizable?
In one's adolescence.
When are personality disorders typically diagnosed?
In adulthood.
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Non-delusional paranoia; unjustified doubts; misreading harmless remarks or events;
quick reactions of anger; holding grudges; expectation of being exploited; unjustified
questions re: fidelity of partner.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Detachment from social relationships; preference for being alone; restricted range of
affect; lack of close friends; flat affect; emotionally cold; lack of desire for
relationships; lack of sexual desire; indifference to opinion of others; lack of pleasure
in activities.
What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
Inappropriate or constricted affect; irrational beliefs; magical thinking; ideas of
reference; extreme social anxiety; unusual perceptual experiences (illusions); lack of
close friends; paranoid ideation; eccentric appearance.
Constant demands for approval/praise; exaggeration of emotion; discomfort when
not the center of attention; sexual seductiveness; use of physical appearance to draw
attention; content of speech lacking detail; suggestibility; rapidly shifting and shallow
expression of emotions; belief that relationships are more intimate than they really
are; view of themselves as glamorous and impressive.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Grandiosity; need for admiration; lack of empathy; sense of entitlement; exploitative
behavior; arrogant and haughty demeanor.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions; fear of abandonment; impulsive
and self-destructive behavior; chronic feelings of emptiness; intense and unstable
moods.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Disregard for and violation of the rights of others; deceitfulness; impulsivity; irritability
and aggressiveness; lack of remorse; consistent irresponsibility; disregard for safety of
self and others.
What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?
Social inhibition; feelings of inadequacy; hypersensitivity to negative evaluation;
avoidance of social interactions; fear of rejection and criticism.
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
Excessive need to be taken care of; submissive and clingy behavior; fear of
separation; difficulty making decisions; lack of self-confidence.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?
Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control; excessive devotion to work
and productivity; rigidity and stubbornness; difficulty discarding items; reluctance to
delegate tasks.
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