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12: Personality Disorders Flashcards

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Schizoid

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Cluster A - Odd Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Tend to project internal symptoms onto others.

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Borderline

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T/F Personality disorders, like depression, require treatment.

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False. They do not always mitigate treatment. Complex disorders demand specialty treatment.

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Self-Defeating

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Cluster D - Unspecified

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Paranormal and superstitious beliefs.

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Schizotypal

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Signs and symptoms: hypersensitivity, hypervigilance, identification of things in their environment that “support” their ideas.

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Paranoid

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Scenario: patient may see someone standing by the door as “waiting for them” versus someone who is simply waiting for a ride, unrelated to them.

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Paranoid

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Schizotypal

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Cluster A - Odd Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by excessive preoccupation with personal adequacy, power, prestige, and vanity.

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Narcissistic

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Borderline

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Cluster B - Dramatic Type

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Sadistic

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Cluster D - Unspecified

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Most difficult to deal with medically.

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Dramatic

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T/F Clusters A/B remain in DSM-5 but clusters C/D are in flux.

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True. Many were lost as true diagnoses.

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
May respond abnormally in conversation, not respond at all, or talk to themselves.

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Schizotypal

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Passive-Aggressive

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Cluster D - Unspecified

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
May have a rich and elaborate, exclusively internal, fantasy world.

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Schizoid

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Dependent

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Cluster C - Anxious Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Intense fears of abandonment.

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Borderline

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by a need for social isolation. Uncomfortable in big groups and shy in social situations.

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Schizotypal

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Challenging to manage as people. Marked by impulsivity and instability of affect.

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Borderline

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Tend toward a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and apathy.

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Paranoid

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Cluster A - Odd Type

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T/F You must draw boundaries with disruptive and demanding patients. Disruptive behavior constitutes a referral to a specialist.

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others, without any basis in reality.

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Unable to see or appreciate how their behavior affects other people; or worse, they willfully cause harm to others for personal gain.

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Narcissistic

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Idealization and devaluation. Effusive in praise of provider (e.g., “You get me.”). Adamant that provider is “awful.” All good or all bad: no in between.

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Borderline

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Commonly have patterns of crime, legal problems, and aggressive, impulsive behavior.

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Antisocial (Sociopathic)

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Obsessive-Compulsive

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Cluster C - Anxious Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Interpersonal relationship disruption. Abnormal self-image.

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Borderline

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others (go out of their way).

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Antisocial (Sociopathic)

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Can include aggressive sexual behavior, inappropriate seductive behavior, egocentrism, self-indulgence, and manipulative behavior to achieve their needs.

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Histrionic

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Psychopathy

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Cluster D - Unspecified

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking emotions.

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Histrionic

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Personalities come with frustrating and/or dangerous behavior.

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
4:1 females to males.

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Histrionic

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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Histrionic

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Cluster B - Dramatic Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Extreme anger and irritability.

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Borderline

38
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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Narcissistic

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Cluster B - Dramatic Type

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Odd behavior or thinking, often unconventional beliefs. Peculiar speech patterns and odd modes of dress.

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Schizotypal

40
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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Antisocial

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Cluster B - Dramatic Type

41
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Is this personality disorder odd, dramatic, anxious, or unspecified?
Avoidant

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Cluster C - Anxious Type

42
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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships.

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Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, dramatic, antisocial (sociopathic), borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic?
Frequently have less moral sense or conscience than others.

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Antisocial (Sociopathic)

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