ANCC chapter 14 Personality Disorders Updated 2026/2027 Questions with Expert-Verified Answers

ANCC chapter 14 Personality Disorders


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Biological, genetic, and psychosocial factors during childhood, and adolescence contribute to
the development of personality disorders




Cluster A
Weird, odd and eccentric behaviors describes which type of personality disorders. "MAD"




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1. Paranoid personality disorder
2. Schizoid personality disorder
3. Schizotypal personality disorder
What three disorders are cluster A.


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Cluster B
Dramatic, erratic behavior best describes __________ personality disorders "BAD"

, 1. Antisocial personality disorder
2. Borderline Personality disorderterm-48
3. Narcissistic personality disorder
4. Histrionic personality disorder
What 4 personality disorders are labeled as cluster B.


Cluster C
Anxious, fearful behavior best describes cluster __________ personality disorders. "SAD"


1. Obsessive Compulsive Personality disorder
2. Dependent Personality disorder
3. Avoidant Personality disorder
What 3 personality disorders are labeled as cluster C


Paranoid personality

Treatment:

- Treatment of choice = Psychotherapy

- Antipsychotic drugs for transient psychosis

PANCE: CBT = Treatment of choice

Epidemiology:
- More common in men & if a family history of schizophrenia

Features:
mistrust of others, cant forgive & forget incidents pathologically jealous: believe theirl partners is
cheating on them.

What would be the treatment?


Paranoid personality disorder
The diagnosis of __________ requires a general distrust of others, beginning by early adulthood
and present in a variety of contexts.


Schizoid personality disorder