Marco’s friends have noticed he has been acting a bit strange lately. Recently, they went out for dinner and Marco refused to eat his food, stating he believed the chef poisoned his meal. He also told his friends that he has been working on a plan to catch the chef in action, but that he can’t disclose any details about the plan in case one of his friends told the chef. Which main characteristic of paranoid personality disorder is Marco displaying at his dinner?

John told his brother that his house had been broken into, and that cameras and microphones were set up to record him. Even after his brother came and checked the house to find no evidence, John proceeded to install cameras of his own to catch the perpetrators in the act. John would best fit into which cluster of personality disorders?

Antisocial personality disorder is three times more common in _____ and they present with irritability/aggression and reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Maya was sexually abused by a family friend when she was a child. For a long period of time after the abuse, she became mute and couldn’t speak, despite there being nothing wrong with her vocal cords. She eventually regained her speech back and became a renowned singer. What disorder did she appear to suffer from?

Financial stability, childhood abuse and trauma, negative work environments, and discrimination are examples of _______ causes of substance-related and addictive disorders.  

Which of the following individuals is most likely to have hoarding disorder based on the description of symptoms alone?

The key distinction between illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder is that an individual with illness anxiety disorder does not typically present with any somatic symptoms.

Taylor has been sick for as long as she can remember. Her mother almost never leaves her side and takes her to numerous doctors for a variety of ailments. Taylor had several surgeries, including having her gallbladder removed and being placed on a feeding tube at one point. When Taylor went to summer camp one year, miraculously all her symptoms disappeared. However, when she returned home with her mother, they began again, along with some new physical complaints. Doctors are starting to get suspicious that there is something else going on with Taylor’s illnesses and that her mother is responsible for her getting sick. What scenario seems most likely in this case?

 Match the types of substances to the substances

According to the DSM, when is the onset of a personality disorder?