Question 1

What is the difference between personality disorders and other psychological disorders (e.g., mood disorders)? Why is more disagreement in the mental health profession regarding the categorization of personality disorders?

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Question 2

Explain what differentiates individuals with schizotypal personality disorder from schizophrenia.What are the similarities observed for individuals diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia?

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Question 3

Describe the similarities and differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and individuals diagnosed with the anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Question 4

Discuss the gender differences found in personality disorders.Give specific examples of disorders where gender differences occur.Do the disparities indicate differences between men and women in certain basic experiences that are genetic, sociocultural, or both, or do they represent biases on the part of the clinicians who make the diagnoses?

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Question 5

Describe the basic features of antisocial personality disorder.Why is psychotherapy with this population so likely to fail?

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Explain psychoanalytic theory.Refer to concepts such as anxiety, defence mechanisms and psychosexual development.Use examples to illustrate these concepts.

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Explain the inadequacies of the various perspectives, and explain why the concept of a multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology appears to be the more logical choice.

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Question 8

Describe the three clusters of DSM-5 personality disorders and provide an explanation of each personality disorder that belongs to each cluster.What adjectives are generally used to describe each cluster?

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There is a great controversy regarding the classification issue of the personality disorders.Explain what are seen as problems with the current classification system used in the DSM?

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Question 10

Describe the characteristics and causes of borderline personality disorder, and discuss possible treatment approaches and their efficacy.

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