Symptoms & Treatment
In this personality disorder, an individual comes across as cold and distant and is often fearful of intimacy or close relationships
Schizoid
Medical conditions with damaged ______ are often linked to personality disorders.
A. Spinal cords
B. Neurons
C. Mitochondria
Neurons
Having a parent that has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia increases your chance of developing Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder only?
False
Which is personality disorder is the least diagnosed?
Schizoid
An individual with this personality disorder may have trouble identifying his or her own role in conflict situations
Paranoid
______ are developed to relieve cognitive conflict.
A. Defense mechanisms
B. Personality disorders
C. Alter egos
Defense mechanisms
There is an abundance of studies that have been done on cluster Group A
False
There is a stronger genetic link to ______ over Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal
Disorganized thinking and altered perceptions of reality describe what personality disorder?
Scizotypal
A specific gene has been linked to which personality disorder?
Schizotypal
Those diagnosed with one of these three personality disorders most likely will lack the ability to adapt behaviors in response to social cues
True
A child growing up with a parent that has PPD will likely experience a parent that is _____
A. Paranoid
B. Uninterested
C. Neglectful
Paranoid