Personality Disorders

Edward really hates germs.  He always seems worried about whether his hands are clean.  He takes it to the extreme, going through the process of adding soap seven times when he washes his hands.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Social Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• A Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Bruce really doesn't like people.  He works doing computer coding from home and has no interest in making any friends or having a romantic relationship.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Logan always seems to be causing drama.  He is in and out of relationships all the time, is mean to his friends and family, never passes on doing a dare no matter how dangerous it is, and floats back and forth between feeling like he's awesome or that he sucks.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Hannah is nuts.  She always has to do the most outrageous things to get everyone's attention.  If anyone steals the spotlight from from her, she'll do something crazy to make people pay attention to her.  What is she probably suffering from?

• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Channing really thinks that he's all that.  In his world, everything revolves around him: he thinks everyone should do things for him but doesn't really care what happens to others, even his friend and family.  He also seems to like to take a lot of selfies.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Jeffrey is an interesting guy.  He doesn't seem to care about breaking the rules and has a good amount of friends because he seems cool and can be pretty charming.  But sometimes it seems like he doesn't care about people or what he does to them.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Allison got detention for refusing to do a presentation in class.  She would have explained that it was because she didn't want to get negative feedback for it, but then her teacher would have criticized her.  She knows she sucks at public speaking, so she just couldn't do it.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

One cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder.

• avoidant
• narcissistic
• schizoid
• antisocial

This personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive distrust of others, including even friends, family, and partner. As a result, the person is guarded and suspicious, and constantly on the lookout for clues or suggestions to validate his fears.

• borderline personality disorder
• paranoid personality disorder
• avoidant personality disorder
• anankastic (obsessive-compulsive) personality disorder

This personality disorder is characterized by the person essentially lacks a sense of self, and, as a result, experiences feelings of emptiness and fears of abandonment. There is a pattern of intense but unstable relationships, emotional instability, outbursts of anger and violence (especially in response to criticism), and impulsive behavior.

• borderline personality disorder
• narcissistic personality disorder
• dependent personality disorder
• antisocial personality