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| What is a personality disorder? |
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Definition
| An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time and leads to stress or impairment |
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| What are the 4 common issues concerning personality disorders? |
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Definition
1. Inaccurate perceptions of self and others
2. Inadequate social skills
3. poorly developed personal values and goals
4. poor self esteem |
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Term
| What DSM axis are personality disorders classified under? |
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Definition
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| How are Personality Disorders divided? |
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Definition
They are divided into clusters:
a. Cluster A- the odd or eccentric (paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid)
Clutster B-The Dramatic, Emotional, erratic (antisocial, borderline, histronic, narcissistic)
Cluster C- The Anxious and Fearful (Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive)
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| What personality disorders fall under cluster A? |
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Definition
The odd or eccentric
*paranoid
*schizotypla
*schizoid
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| What personality disorders fall under Cluster B? |
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Definition
*antisocial
*borderline
*histronic
*narcissistic |
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Term
| What are the main issues associated with personality disorders? |
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Definition
a. they negatively affect work, family, and social life
b. they are often more painful to the loved ones who must deal with the consequences than to the person with the personality disorder
c. symptoms get worse in times of stress
d. they interfere with normal perceptions of self, others, and the world
e. often lack impulse control
comorbidity rates are high for Axis 1 disorders and substance abuse
f. personality disorders are not very treatable |
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Term
| What is Passive-Aggressive Personality |
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Definition
It is not technically included in DSM as a personality disorder and is still debated.
It does involve; a pattern of negativistic attitudes, passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and work tasks, complaints of being misunderstood and unappreciated by others, being sullen and argumentative, and unreasonably criticizes and scorns authority, expresses envy and resentment towards those who are more fortunate, exaggerates persistent complaints of misfortune. Uncomfortable being direct about things. |
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Term
| Odd/Eccentric Cluster A: PSS |
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Definition
| Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal |
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Definition
Spouse Infidelity
Unforgiving
Suspicious of others
Perceives attacks and reacts quickly
Enemies- view you as friend or foe
Confidentialy- they fear confiding in others
Threats are perceived in benign events |
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Detached flat affect
Indifferences
Sexual experiences are indifferent
Tasks are solitary
Absence of close friends
Neither desires or enjoys close relationships
Takes pleasure in few activities |
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Term
| Schizotypal: Peculiar Me! |
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Definition
Paranoid
Eccentric
Constricted or Inappropriate affect
Unusual thinking and speech
Lacks Friends
Ideas of Reference
Anxiety
Real weird
Magical thinking, odd beliefs
Erroneous peculiar perceptions
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Borderline
Antisocial
Narcissistic
Histrionic |
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| Borderline Personality: Instability |
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Definition
Impulsive in regards to relationships, money, sex, binge eating
Not consistent with their affect, moody
Suicide attempts or threats/splitting-dichotic thinking, separate things into good and bad, black or white nothing inbetween
Temper/anger problems, undpredictable and uncontrolled
Abandonment issues
Bizarre patterns
Interpersonal relationships are intense
Labile mood, laughing one moment then cryin the next
Inappropriate temper
Testing and Trying
Yearns to be fulfilled, but has feelings of emptiness |
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Definition
Conformity to laws is lacking
Obligations are avoided through deception, lies, alias
Reckless disregard for safety of others and themselves
Remores is lacking
Underhanded-not upfront with you
Pattern has occurred since the age of 15 even though Dx cant be given until 18
Tend to have problems with temper |
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Term
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Definition
Special unique and deserving of special treatment
Preoccupied
Envious, might exploit others
Conceited
interpersonal exploitation of others
Arrogant
lack of empathy of others |
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Term
| Cluster C: Anxious/Fearful: ADO |
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Definition
Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-compulsive |
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Definition
Care about relationships but avoid them be out of fear
Rejection is anticipated by avoidants
Intimate relationships are avoided
New activities avoided
Go along to get along
Engagement in activity is avoided due to fear of embarrassment
Shyness and low self esteem, hypersensitive |
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Definition
Rely on you/ reassurance is requried
Expression of any disagreement is difficult due to loss of approval
Long standing need to be take care of
Initiating activity or relationships is difficult
Assertiveness is lacking
Nurturance
Care too much about other peoples opinions
Exaggerated fear to be left to take care of self
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Term
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Control |
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Definition
Completion of tasks is difficult- perfectionist
Over-consciensous and inflexible
Not involved in leisure/friendships due to work, order, rules
Tenacious attention to detail
Reluctant to delegate
Organized
Lose the main point of activities due to preoccupation and control of the details |
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Definition
Provocative, sexually seductive
Relationships are more intimate than they are
Attention seeker, loses focus if not the center of attention
Influenced easily by others
Style of speec is self-dynamic, theaical
Emotions are exaggerated
Make up (heavy glitter) and tattoos
Emotsions shift rapidly are are shallow |
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