NSG 526 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
EXPERT GUIDE
◉ Personality disorders were originally classified as Axis ----------
diagnoses in the DSM-IV-TR.
Answer: II
◉ Personality disorders were originally classified as Axis II
diagnoses in the DSM-IV-TR. Axis II classification was intended to
focus attention on ----------I patterns that might be overlooked in the
light of the more pronounced disorders of Axis I.
Answer: behavior
◉ To receive a diagnosis of a personality disorder, an individual
must demonstrate the criteria behaviors persistently and to such an
extent that they impair the ability to function socially and -----------
In some people, the underlying feelings and behaviors may be
intermittent and interfere interpersonally without impairment.
Instead of having a personality disorder, the individual is said to
have --------- of the disorder.
,Answer: occupationally.
traits
◉ To receive a diagnosis of a personality disorder, an individual
must demonstrate the criteria behaviors persistently and to such an
extent that they impair the ability to function socially and
occupationally. In some people, the underlying feelings and
behaviors may be intermittent and interfere interpersonally without
impairment. Instead of having a personality disorder, the individual
is said to have traits of the disorder.
Personality traits are defined as "prominent aspects of the
personality that are exhibited in a wide range of important social
and personal contexts" (APA, 2022, p. 735). Personality traits can
also be noted without a -----------
Answer: without a formal diagnosis.
◉ Mix and match
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster A Disorders
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster B Disorders
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster C Disorders
,with
(Anxious, Fearful)
(Odd or Eccentric)
(Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster A Disorders
(Odd or Eccentric)
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster B Disorders (Dramatic,
Emotional, Erratic)
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster C Disorders (Anxious,
Fearful)
◉ Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal personality disorders are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
, 2. (Odd or Eccentric)
3. (Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: A
Odd/Eccentric
◉ antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality
disorders are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
2. (Odd or Eccentric)
3. (Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: B
Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic
◉ avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive personality disorders
are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
EXPERT GUIDE
◉ Personality disorders were originally classified as Axis ----------
diagnoses in the DSM-IV-TR.
Answer: II
◉ Personality disorders were originally classified as Axis II
diagnoses in the DSM-IV-TR. Axis II classification was intended to
focus attention on ----------I patterns that might be overlooked in the
light of the more pronounced disorders of Axis I.
Answer: behavior
◉ To receive a diagnosis of a personality disorder, an individual
must demonstrate the criteria behaviors persistently and to such an
extent that they impair the ability to function socially and -----------
In some people, the underlying feelings and behaviors may be
intermittent and interfere interpersonally without impairment.
Instead of having a personality disorder, the individual is said to
have --------- of the disorder.
,Answer: occupationally.
traits
◉ To receive a diagnosis of a personality disorder, an individual
must demonstrate the criteria behaviors persistently and to such an
extent that they impair the ability to function socially and
occupationally. In some people, the underlying feelings and
behaviors may be intermittent and interfere interpersonally without
impairment. Instead of having a personality disorder, the individual
is said to have traits of the disorder.
Personality traits are defined as "prominent aspects of the
personality that are exhibited in a wide range of important social
and personal contexts" (APA, 2022, p. 735). Personality traits can
also be noted without a -----------
Answer: without a formal diagnosis.
◉ Mix and match
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster A Disorders
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster B Disorders
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster C Disorders
,with
(Anxious, Fearful)
(Odd or Eccentric)
(Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster A Disorders
(Odd or Eccentric)
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster B Disorders (Dramatic,
Emotional, Erratic)
DSM-5 TR and the Clinical Picture of Cluster C Disorders (Anxious,
Fearful)
◉ Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal personality disorders are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
, 2. (Odd or Eccentric)
3. (Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: A
Odd/Eccentric
◉ antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality
disorders are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
2. (Odd or Eccentric)
3. (Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic)
Answer: B
Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic
◉ avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive personality disorders
are
Cluster ---------
which aligns with which one?-------------------
1. (Anxious, Fearful)
