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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
Clusters A,b,c
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12/08/2012

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Term
personality disorder
Definition
An enduring pattern of inner exerience and behavior that deviates from the norm, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable across time, and leads to distress or impairment
Term
The 3 P's of personality disorders
Definition
Persistent (over time)
Pervasive (pervasive)
Pathological (clearly abnormal)
Term
Cluster A
-odd or eccentric disorders
Definition
*Paranoid Personality Disorder
*Schizoid personality disorder
*schizotypal personality disoder
Term
(A) paranoid personality disorder
Definition
is characterized by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others and includes at least four of the following:
-believing other intend hard

-questioning the loyalty or trustworthiness of others

-fearing that info will be used against them

-reading negative meanings into nice comments

-quickly rebuts with anger

-thinking your partner is cheating on you
Term
(A) schizoid personality disorder
Definition
is a pervasive pattern of facial detachment and a limited expression of emotion in interpersonal contexts. 4 of the following...

- lack of desire for relationships, few friends

-preference for isolation

-lack of enjoyment in activities

-being neutral regarding praise or criticism

-general lack of emotion
Term
(A) schizotypal personality disorder
Definition
is a consistent pattern of social problems marked by significant deficits in the ability to maintain close relationships and by distortions in thoughts and idiosyncratic behavior marked by at least 5...

-ideas of reference

-abnormal ideas/ magical thinking

-unusual perceptual experiences

-odd thinking and speech

-suspiciousness or paranoia

-inappropriate emotional expression

-odd, eccentric, or peculiar behavior or appearance

=limited number of friends or relatives; excessive social anxiety and paranoia
Term
Cluster B
-dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior
Definition
*antisocial personality disorder
*narcissistic personality disorder
*borderline personalty disorder
*histrionic personality disorder
Term
(B)antisocial pd
Definition
is a consistent pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, as indicted by the following:

-failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behavior, arrest, lying, use of aliases or conning others

-impulsivity or lack of planning of skills

-regular irresponsibility

-At least 18 y.o. with evidence of conduct disorder before 15
Term
(B)narcissistic pd
Definition
is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration from others, and lack of empathy...

-grandiose sense of self-importance. success and power

-a belief that no one is special

-need for excessive admiration; sense of entitlement

-exploitation of others for personal ends; lack of empathy

-envy of others or the belief that others are envious of oneself

-arrogant,haughty behaviors or attitudes toward others.
Term
(B) borderline personality disorder
Definition
is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affect, and marked impulsive features such as frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment...

-a pattern of strained interpersonal relationships characterized by fluctuating extremes of idealization and devaluation

-significant, consistent, unstable self-perceptions

-impulsivity in at least two potentially destructive areas other than suicidal or self-mutilating behaviors

-recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self mutilation

-emotional instability due to a significant reactivity of mood

-chronic feelings of emptiness

-inappropriate irritability or expression of anger

-stress-related paranoid thoughts or severe dissociative symptoms
Term
(B)histrionic personality disorder
Definition
is characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionally and attention seeking. Characteristics include at least 5...

-being uncomfortable when not the center of attention

-showing inappropriate sexually sexiness

-super fast emotion/expression change

-using physical appearance to get attention

-speaking in an impressionistic and simplistic manner

-showing extreme emotionality and theatricality

-being easily influenced by others

-perceiving relationships as more intimate than they are in reality
Term
Cluster C
-anxious or fearful disorders
Definition
*avoidant pd
*dependent pd
*OCD pd
Term
(C) avoidant pd
Definition
is a pervasive pattern of social shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and taking criticism in a personal and hypersensitive manner.

-avoidance of occupational activities involving other people because of fear of rejection

-avoidance of interaction with others unless sure of being accepted and liked.

-avoidance intimacy in close relationships for fear of being rejected

-preoccupation with fears of being negatively evaluated or rejected in social settings

-discomfort in new social interactions due to fear of criticism

-feelings of social inferiority and inadequacy

-reluctance to engage in new social activities for fear of embarrassment
Term
(C) dependent pd
Definition
is a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of by others that leads to dependency and fears of being left alone. 5 of...

-indecisiveness and need for excessive reassurance from others

-need for others to be responsible for most aspects of his or her life

-difficulty communicating disagreement for fear of being abandoned or rejected.

-difficulty initiating self-directed activity due to a lack of self-confidence

-going to extremes to garner caring or approval from others

-feelings of discomfort or helplessness when alone.

-need to seek out of a new relationship quickly when a close relationship ends

-preoccupation with fears of being independent
Term
(C) OCD pd
Definition
is a pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control to the point of distress. 4 of...

-losing the point of an activity by being preoccupied with rules, orderliness, structure

-perfectionism that interferes with task completion

-extreme devotion to productivity to the exclusion of social and leisure activities

-rigidity and stubbornness

-extreme conscientiousness and strictness about morality and values

-inability to discard old, useless objects even when these lack sentimental value

-reluctance to delegate tasks or to work with others unless in strict control

-miserliness, with money strictly saved for future catastrophes.
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