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Abnormal Psych Exam 3-- Personality Disorders DSM
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2012

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In DSM 4 (1994)
Definition
-Essentially the same as DSM 3
-Passive aggressive PD eliminated
-Shift to polythetic symptoms criteria
-Individuals need to meet number of number symptoms to receive diagnosis
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consequences of change to meeting so many symtoms for disorder
Definition
-heterogeneity within disorder
-some symptoms more sever than others
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medical model
Definition
-psychological disorders=diseases
-problems: disease are categories and you either have them or not
-tied all DSM's together
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trait models of personality
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-research suggests personality is dimensional rather than categorical
-research based on normal models of personality
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most popular model of normal personality is...
Definition
-five factor model
--openess
--conscientiousness
--extraversion
--agreeableness
--neuroticism
-each factor compromized of 6 lower-order facets
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aim of DSM 5
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-DSM 3 and 4 involved a shift in focus towards increased reliability
-DSM 5 represents an attempt to improve validity
-PDs are not truly categories
-Shift to a dimensional rating system
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diagnosing DSM 5 PD's
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-level--self and interpersonal dysfunction
-traits--25 maladaptive traits
-types--6 PD's (defined traits)
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Step 1: Level
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-self identitiy: experience oneself as unique with boundaries from others
-self-direction: goals
-interpersonal: empathy
-intimacy: positive connections with others
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level ratings
Definition
-rated on 0-4
-4 is worst
-empathy 0=good empathy
-emapthy 4=bad empathy
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step 2: traits
Definition
-25 traits rated on 0-3 scale
-3 is worst
-traits loading into five factors
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five factors for traits
Definition
-negative affectivity
-detachment
-antagonism
-disinhibition
-psychoticism
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step 3: types
Definition
-criterian A: specific functional difficulties
-Criterian B: traits
-only 6 disorders
--antisocial(7 traits)
--avoidant(4 traits)
--borderline (7 traits)
--narcissistic (2 traits)
--obsessive-compulsive (2 traits)
--schizotypal (6 traits)
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advantages of DSM 5
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-traits better reflct reality than cateogories
-ability to connect diagnositc manual to huge body of research
-pd diagnoses more specific
-better description of personaltiy pathology
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limitations of DSM 5
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-Research indicates that PDs are more than traits
-Symptoms increment traits in predicting outcomes
-Personality processes: understand situations in which behaviors are enacted (when) and motivations behind those behaviors (why)
-Individual conflict within a trait
-Most research has been done with you!
-Personality involves both means & variability
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