NR 326 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Personality Disorder - ANS -pathological characteristics of personality
-ingrained pattern of behaving and relating to self, others, and the environment
-characteristics are shaped from family members and experiences
-long-standing disorder because personality does not change
1. History of abuse
2. Genetics
3. Criminal behavior (may be a warning sign)
**diagnosed after age 18
**no specific medications to cure - ANS Risk factors for personality disorder
Cluster A categories - ANS *odd/eccentric
-paranoid
-schizoid
-schizotypal
Cluster B categories - ANS *dramatic/emotional/wild
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-antisocial
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, -borderline
-histrionic
-narcissistic
Cluster C categories - ANS *anxious/fearful/worried
-avoidant
-dependent
-obsessive-compulsive
Paranoid Personality - ANS -mistrusting
-suspicious
-think others want to harm, exploit, or deceive them
-react to others in a very mistrusting or suspicious way
Schizoid Personality - ANS -emotional detachment
-indifference
-profound deficit in ability to form personal relationships
-ok with being a loner
-can look like autism
-cold, unresponsive, or neglectful parents
-repetitive behaviors/ developmental differences
Schizotypal Personality - ANS -magical thinking: they think can control certain things
-eccentric appearance
-superstitious
-no hallucinations or delusions
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-odd thinking
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, 1. Harm to others
2. Harm to self
3. Thought process - ANS Cluster A Problem List
Antisocial Personality - ANS -disregard for rights of others, rules, laws
-failure to feel remorse or guilt
-charming
-violent/aggressive behavior
Ex: Drew Peterson
Borderline Personality - ANS -unstable relationships due to prior abandonment or perceived
abandonment.
-function in a love/hate scenario
-impulsive/instability
-do very dramatic things to dysfunctional receive emotional or physical needs
-perceive themselves as bad
-may be suicidal
Ex: Princess Diana and Brittney Spears
Histrionic Personality - ANS -excessive emotionality exaggerated
-"one upper"
-seductive
-usually has a story that is unbelievable and bigger
-looking for attention
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Narcissistic Personality - ANS -grandiose
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, -lack of empathy
-need to be admired
-strong risk takers
-all about them
-selfie syndrome
-knock everyone else down in order to make themselves look better
-can be incredibly successful due to being gifted and creative strategies
-emotionally isolated
-distrustful/ paranoid
1. Harm to others
2. Harm to self
3. Ineffective coping - ANS Cluster B Problem List
Avoidant Personality Personality - ANS -excessively anxious in social situations
-wants relationships but fearful
-sensitivity to rejection so they won't even engage
Dependent Personality Personality - ANS -excessively clingy/needy
-get others to care for them
-goes from one relationship to the next
Obsessive- Compulsive Personality - ANS -perfectionist, rigid
-overcontrolling of environment or relationships
-need for control
-preoccupied with details
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-think they are doing things the "right and best way"
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Personality Disorder - ANS -pathological characteristics of personality
-ingrained pattern of behaving and relating to self, others, and the environment
-characteristics are shaped from family members and experiences
-long-standing disorder because personality does not change
1. History of abuse
2. Genetics
3. Criminal behavior (may be a warning sign)
**diagnosed after age 18
**no specific medications to cure - ANS Risk factors for personality disorder
Cluster A categories - ANS *odd/eccentric
-paranoid
-schizoid
-schizotypal
Cluster B categories - ANS *dramatic/emotional/wild
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-antisocial
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, -borderline
-histrionic
-narcissistic
Cluster C categories - ANS *anxious/fearful/worried
-avoidant
-dependent
-obsessive-compulsive
Paranoid Personality - ANS -mistrusting
-suspicious
-think others want to harm, exploit, or deceive them
-react to others in a very mistrusting or suspicious way
Schizoid Personality - ANS -emotional detachment
-indifference
-profound deficit in ability to form personal relationships
-ok with being a loner
-can look like autism
-cold, unresponsive, or neglectful parents
-repetitive behaviors/ developmental differences
Schizotypal Personality - ANS -magical thinking: they think can control certain things
-eccentric appearance
-superstitious
-no hallucinations or delusions
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-odd thinking
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, 1. Harm to others
2. Harm to self
3. Thought process - ANS Cluster A Problem List
Antisocial Personality - ANS -disregard for rights of others, rules, laws
-failure to feel remorse or guilt
-charming
-violent/aggressive behavior
Ex: Drew Peterson
Borderline Personality - ANS -unstable relationships due to prior abandonment or perceived
abandonment.
-function in a love/hate scenario
-impulsive/instability
-do very dramatic things to dysfunctional receive emotional or physical needs
-perceive themselves as bad
-may be suicidal
Ex: Princess Diana and Brittney Spears
Histrionic Personality - ANS -excessive emotionality exaggerated
-"one upper"
-seductive
-usually has a story that is unbelievable and bigger
-looking for attention
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Narcissistic Personality - ANS -grandiose
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, -lack of empathy
-need to be admired
-strong risk takers
-all about them
-selfie syndrome
-knock everyone else down in order to make themselves look better
-can be incredibly successful due to being gifted and creative strategies
-emotionally isolated
-distrustful/ paranoid
1. Harm to others
2. Harm to self
3. Ineffective coping - ANS Cluster B Problem List
Avoidant Personality Personality - ANS -excessively anxious in social situations
-wants relationships but fearful
-sensitivity to rejection so they won't even engage
Dependent Personality Personality - ANS -excessively clingy/needy
-get others to care for them
-goes from one relationship to the next
Obsessive- Compulsive Personality - ANS -perfectionist, rigid
-overcontrolling of environment or relationships
-need for control
-preoccupied with details
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-think they are doing things the "right and best way"
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