Personality Test Personality Disorder 4

Question 1

Which cluster is characterized by anxious or fearful behavior?

Accepted Answer

Cluster C

Answer

Cluster C includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

Question 2

Social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy with hypersensitivity to criticism describe which disorder?

Accepted Answer

Avoidant

Answer

Avoidant personality disorder involves social inhibition and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation.

Question 3

An excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive and clinging behavior, indicates which disorder?

Accepted Answer

Dependent

Answer

Dependent personality disorder is marked by a pervasive need to be cared for and fear of separation.

Question 4

Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control characterizes which disorder?

Accepted Answer

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Answer

OCPD involves rigid perfectionism and control at the expense of flexibility and openness.

Question 5

How does OCPD differ from OCD?

Accepted Answer

OCPD involves ego-syntonic personality traits, not intrusive obsessions and rituals

Answer

OCPD traits feel acceptable to the person (ego-syntonic), unlike OCD's distressing obsessions and compulsions.

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