NR547 Week 7Practice Exam 2025
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS(complete
solutions)ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Save
Terms in this set (42)
, -"an enduring pattern of inner experience and
behavior that deviates markedly from the
expectations of the individual's culture" per the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
-pervasive unhealthy patterns of thinking,
functioning, and behaving
-usually begins by late adolescence or early
adulthood and causes distress or problems in
functioning
Personality disorders -affect at least two of these areas:
involve: • Way of thinking about oneself and others
• Way of responding emotionally
• Way of relating to other people
• Way of controlling one's behavior
-Diagnosis is only applicable to individuals 18 or
older
• People under 18, personalities are still developing
-3 clusters
• A, B, C
-occur in 10-20% of the general population and
about 50% of psychiatric clients
personality disorders the symptoms are long-standing and impact
should not be diagnosed functioning.
unless:
, Cluster A personality disorders are characterized by
odd or eccentric thinking or behavior.
-PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
• long-standing, pervasive mistrust or suspicion of
others and their motives
• may refuse to take responsibility for their feelings,
often assigning responsibility to others
• may appear angry, irritable, or hostile, perceiving
innocent remarks as personal insults or attacks
-SCHIZOID
• lifelong pattern of social withdrawal, introversion,
Cluster A and discomfort with social interaction
• difficulty reading social cues and may have an
inability to find pleasure in most activities
• Affect is bland and constricted and others may
perceive their behaviors as cold, indifferent, lonely,
or isolated
-SCHIZOTYPAL
• often appear odd to others
• may dress peculiarly and exhibit magical thinking,
odd notions, illusions, ideas of reference, and
derealization
• emotional responses may be flat or inappropriate
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS(complete
solutions)ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Save
Terms in this set (42)
, -"an enduring pattern of inner experience and
behavior that deviates markedly from the
expectations of the individual's culture" per the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
-pervasive unhealthy patterns of thinking,
functioning, and behaving
-usually begins by late adolescence or early
adulthood and causes distress or problems in
functioning
Personality disorders -affect at least two of these areas:
involve: • Way of thinking about oneself and others
• Way of responding emotionally
• Way of relating to other people
• Way of controlling one's behavior
-Diagnosis is only applicable to individuals 18 or
older
• People under 18, personalities are still developing
-3 clusters
• A, B, C
-occur in 10-20% of the general population and
about 50% of psychiatric clients
personality disorders the symptoms are long-standing and impact
should not be diagnosed functioning.
unless:
, Cluster A personality disorders are characterized by
odd or eccentric thinking or behavior.
-PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
• long-standing, pervasive mistrust or suspicion of
others and their motives
• may refuse to take responsibility for their feelings,
often assigning responsibility to others
• may appear angry, irritable, or hostile, perceiving
innocent remarks as personal insults or attacks
-SCHIZOID
• lifelong pattern of social withdrawal, introversion,
Cluster A and discomfort with social interaction
• difficulty reading social cues and may have an
inability to find pleasure in most activities
• Affect is bland and constricted and others may
perceive their behaviors as cold, indifferent, lonely,
or isolated
-SCHIZOTYPAL
• often appear odd to others
• may dress peculiarly and exhibit magical thinking,
odd notions, illusions, ideas of reference, and
derealization
• emotional responses may be flat or inappropriate
