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WorksheetsAP Psychology Personality Disorders
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
They focus on traits, attitudes, and goals of the individual.
forensic psychologist
school psychologist
personality psychologist
social psychologist
Match the following
characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for constant attention or admiration
narcissistic personality disorder
A personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
antisocial personality disorder
psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
personality disorders
condition marked by extreme instability in mood, identity, and impulse control
borderline personality disorder
a personality disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and preoccupation with being the center of attention; emotional shallowness; overly dramatic behavior
histrionic personality disorder
Which disorder is characterized by an individual having an unrealistic, inflated sense of their own importance?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
(a) disorders persistent, rigid, and maladaptive patterns of behavior that interfere with normal social interactions
Depressive
Psychotic
Somatic
Personality
Which PD is being described? This person hurts others’ feelings and has gotten in trouble with the law and they don’t care. They’ve often been caught lying and becomes very aggressive at times.
Schizoid PD
Antisocial PD
Paranoid PD
Avoidant PD
Which PD is being described? This person thinks they are better than everyone else and seems to talk about themselves as if everything they’ve done is so amazing and wants to hear compliments from others.
Narcissistic PD
Histrionic PD
Dependent PD
Avoidant PD
Persons who are excessively narcissistic, dependent, or antisocial are characterized as having
Bipolar disorders
Personality disorders
Conversion disorder
Schizophrenia
Which disorder is characterized by an individual having an unrealistic, inflated sense of their own importance?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression?
A) Schizoid Personality Disorder
B) Borderline Personality Disorder
C) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
D) Histrionic Personality Disorder
What is the primary characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder?
A) Excessive need for admiration
B) Instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image
C) Detachment from social relationships
D) Preoccupation with orderliness and perfectionism
Which personality disorder involves a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others?
A) Avoidant Personality Disorder
B) Antisocial Personality Disorder
C) Dependent Personality Disorder
D) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior?
A) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Histrionic Personality Disorder
C) Paranoid Personality Disorder
D) Dependent Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is marked by a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy?
A) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
B) Schizoid Personality Disorder
C) Avoidant Personality Disorder
D) Borderline Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others?
A) Paranoid Personality Disorder
B) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
C) Antisocial Personality Disorder
D) Histrionic Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder involves a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of?
A) Dependent Personality Disorder
B) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
C) Avoidant Personality Disorder
D) Schizoid Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation?
A) Avoidant Personality Disorder
B) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
C) Antisocial Personality Disorder
D) Borderline Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control?
A) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
B) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
C) Histrionic Personality Disorder
D) Dependent Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior?
A) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Paranoid Personality Disorder
C) Antisocial Personality Disorder
D) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity?
A) Borderline Personality Disorder
B) Schizoid Personality Disorder
C) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
D) Avoidant Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy?
A) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
B) Histrionic Personality Disorder
C) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
D) Paranoid Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships?
A) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Avoidant Personality Disorder
C) Dependent Personality Disorder
D) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others?
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder
B) Borderline Personality Disorder
C) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
D) Schizoid Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking?
A) Histrionic Personality Disorder
B) Paranoid Personality Disorder
C) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
D) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings?
A) Schizoid Personality Disorder
B) Borderline Personality Disorder
C) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
D) Histrionic Personality Disorder
Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency?
A) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
B) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
C) Histrionic Personality Disorder
D) Dependent Personality Disorder
