Cluster A
What are the two main characteristics of cluster A personality disorders?
Odd and eccentric
What are the two main characteristics of cluster B personality disorders?
Dramatic and unpredictable
What are the two main characteristics of cluster C personality disorders?
Fearful or anxious
How many personality disorders are there in total?
10
How many disorders are there in cluster A?
3
What is the common name for antisocial personality disorder?
psychopathy
True or false: cluster C disorders are the most common out of all clusters.
True
Are personality disorders caused by environmental or genetic factors?
Both
What disorders are included in cluster A?
Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal
What disorders are included in cluster B?
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
What disorders are included in cluster C?
Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive
What is the most commonly diagnosed personality disorder in the clinical setting?
Borderline personality disorder
What is the difference between schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders?
Schizotypal personality disorder includes delusions and an altered perception of reality, whereas schizoid does not
Do psychopaths feel emotion?
yes, but they lack guilt or and empathy
True or false: Obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder are synonymous.
False
What percentage of the global population have personality disorders?
7.8%
True or False: Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder are at risk for developing schizophrenia later in life.
True
True or false: an equal number of men and women are diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder.
False, histrionic personality disorder is more common in women
Kim Basinger
What is the classification system of these personality disorders called formally?
DSM-IV cluster system