PERSONALITY DISORDERS – CLUSTER B
Young person with self mutilating behaviour and impulsivity is suffering from?
| A | Dependent personality disorder | |
| B | Borderline personality disorder | |
| C | Adjustment disorder | |
| D |
Paranoid personality disorder |
Young person with self mutilating behaviour and impulsivity is suffering from?
| A | Dependent personality disorder | |
| B | Borderline personality disorder | |
| C | Adjustment disorder | |
| D |
Paranoid personality disorder |
Borderline personality disorder
REF: Kaplan and sadock’s 10′ edition page 800
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DSM-IV- Diagnostic Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder |
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A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
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True about treatment of personality disorder:
| A | Antipsychotic drugs are used | |
| B | SSRI used in treatment | |
| C |
Behaviour therapy |
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| D |
All |
A, B, C i.e. Antipsychotic drugs are used, SSRI used in treatment, Behaviour therapy
A person having the habit of repeated self inflicted injuries, what is the type of personality
| A |
Borderline personality disorder |
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| B |
Schizoid personality disorder |
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| C |
Histrionic personality disorder |
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| D |
Narcissistic personality disorder |
A i.e. Border line personality disorder
Habit or repeated self inflicted injuries (ex. suicidal tendencies) is characteristic feature of Borderline personality disorder.
| A |
It arises during childhood |
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| B |
It matures during adulthood |
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| C |
Suspiciousness is seen in paranoid personality disorder. |
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| D |
All |
A. i.e. It arises during childhood; B. i.e. It matures during adult; C i.e. Suspiciousness is seen in paranoid personality disorder
A young lady was admitted after taking overdose of diazepam after broken affair. She has history of slitting her wrist previously. Most likely diagnosis is
| A |
Narcisstic Personality Disorder |
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| B |
Dependent P.D. |
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| C |
Borderline P.D. |
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| D |
Histirionic P.D. |
C i.e. Border line Personality disorder
In Personality disorders – that onset can be traced back atleast to adolescence or early adulthood; the behaviour deviates markedly from the expectations of individual culture, is inflexible & pervasiveQ across a broad range of personal & social situations.
Borderline personality disorder ‑
| A |
A chronic feeling of emptiness |
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| B |
Unstable interpersonal relationship |
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| C |
Grandiosity |
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| D |
Low self esteem |
Borderline personality disorder
- The central feature of borderline personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, self perception and mood.
- The patient makes recurrent suicidal threats and gestures and a small proportion of patients carry out the act of self-mutilation like cutting or burning.
- The patients have difficulty controlling their anger and impulsivity. There is uncertainty about personal identity.
Most effective treatment in borderline personality disorders‑
| A |
Pharmacotherapy |
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| B |
Behaviour therapy |
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| C |
Combination of both pharmacotherapy and behavioural therapy |
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| D |
None |
- “Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), has been developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, and it appear to be the most effective treatment for this condition”.
