Learning Activities
(Answers to “Learning Activities” can be found in the “Answer Key” at the end of the book. Answers to the interactive activities are provided as immediate feedback.)
Please respond to the following questions.
1. Compare the difference between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and the anxiety disorder of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
2. Name that personality disorder. Read each scenario and choose a personality disorder associated with the traits included in the scenario:
a) Darla enters the breakroom at her job. She is dressed provocatively with excessive jewelry. She makes eye contact with everyone. She sits down and quickly interjects herself into the conversation. When one of her coworkers shares pictures of her new puppy, she pulls out her cell phone to show pictures of herself and tells the group how she had a romantic weekend with her handsome, rich boyfriend.
b) Bob has been summoned to his supervisor’s office. Despite his adequate job performance, he thinks to himself, “I knew it! She’s out to get me and I am getting fired! She and others walk by my desk several times a day just to check up on me and see what I am doing. And that new employee has been trying to strike conversations with me, but I am not falling for that. I am sure he just wants something from me.”
c) Debbie is distraught after her boyfriend called her and told her their relationship was over. She began yelling on the phone, “I love you and can’t live without you.” The ex-boyfriend ends the phone call. Debbie begins calling him over and over; however, he doesn’t answer the phone. I never want to see you again.” Overcome with emotion, she begins to cut her wrist with a bobby pin.
d) George is a loner and lives alone with his five cats. He has family members who live in the area, but he hasn’t seen them in years, and that is okay with him. He has never been married or been in an intimate relationship. He does not have any close friends. He enjoys his job as a night security guard because there is little requirement for social interaction.
e) Jordan is always trying to please others. She has trouble starting or completing projects because of a lack of self-confidence. She requires much reassurance and advice when making ordinary decisions. She allows her boyfriend to tell her what to wear, what kind of job to look for, and with whom to associate. She is afraid of him leaving her, so she is very careful not to get him mad at her.
f) Roger has been arrested several times for domestic abuse and driving while intoxicated. He shows no remorse for any of his actions or the injuries he has caused others. He lies, breaks laws, and has no regard for the feelings of others. As a teenager, he was always in trouble and truant from school. He was incarcerated in the past but found it easy to manipulate the guards into breaking the rules for him.
g) Deanna has very few friends. She is shy and avoids social interaction, even at work. She is worried that i