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| heterogeneous group of disorders that are regarded as long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experiences that deviate from the expectations of a person’s culture and that impair social and occupational functioning & some may cause emotional distress |
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| 3 key criteria that distinguish normal vs disordered personality |
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| (1) Disordered personality is indicated by rigid and inflexible behaviour. Person has difficulty alerting his/her behaviour. (2) The person engages in self-defeating behaviour that fosters vicious cycles. (3) Structural instability, which refers to a fragility to the self that cracks under conditions of stress |
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| 3 life tasks that could warrant a personality disorder diagnosis |
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| (1) To form stable, integrated, and coherent representations of the self and others. (2) To develop the capacity for intimacy and positive affiliations with other people (3) To function adaptively in society by engaging in pro-social and cooperative behaviours |
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| the person with a personality disorder is typically unaware that a problem exists and may not be experiencing significant personal distress (lack insight to their own personality) |
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| in order for effective and meaningful to individuals, therapy need to be modified to recognize each person’s unique needs and personality styles |
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| Paranoid Personality disorder |
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| suspicious of others. They expect to be mistreated or exploited by others and thus are secretive and always on the lookout for possible signs of trickery and abuse |
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| Schizoid Personalty disorder |
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| individuals do not appear to desire or enjoy social relationships and usually have no close friends |
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| Schizotypal personality disorder |
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| interpersonal difficulties and excessive social anxiety that does not diminish as they get to know others. |
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| borderline personality disorderr |
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| features are impulsivity and instability in relationships, mood, and self-image |
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| Histrionic personality disorder |
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| applied to people who are overly dramatic and attention-seeking |
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| Narcissistic Personality disorder |
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| individuals have a grandiose view of their own uniqueness and abilities |
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| expect others to do special favours for them that are not reciprocated |
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| COmponents of anti-social personality disorder |
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o A conduct disorder is present before the age of 15 (truancy, running away from home, lying, theft, arson, etc)
o Pattern of anti-social behaviour continues in adulthood |
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| profound tendency to lie compulsively and act without any concern or regard for social conventions or the well-being of others; poverty of emotions |
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| Avoidant personality disorder |
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| keenly sensitive to the possibility of criticism, rejection or disapproval and are reluctant to enter into relationships unless they are sure they will be liked |
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| overly sensitive an avoid personal contact; tend to be ashamed about how they appear to others |
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| Dependent personality disorder |
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| a lack of both self-confidence and a sense of autonomy |
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| obsessive compulsive personality disorder |
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| a perfectionist, preoccupied with details, rules, schedules, and the like |
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| Therapies for personality disorders |
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| psychoactive drugs, social skills training, schema therapy |
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| Object Relations Psychotherapy |
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| Overall goal is to strengthen the person’s weak ego so that he/she does not fall prey to splitting, or dichotomizing. therapist employs interpretive techniques, point out how emotions and behaviours are being regulated by such defences as splitting |
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| refer to a worldview that holds that reality is an outcome of a constant tension between opposites |
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| Dialectical Behaviour Therapy |
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| - Any event (thesis) tends to generate a force in opposition to it (antithesis) the tension between the opposites is resolved by a creation of a new event (synthesis). - Therapist suggests that learning to develop emotional self-control can be substituted for extreme emotional reactions that individuals usually rely on |
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