16: Psychological Disorders - Personality Disorders Flashcards
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Personality Disorders
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stable, inflexible, and maladaptive personality styles
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder
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- Seem to lack a conscience
- Display a perplexing failure to respond to punishment
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Causal Factors
Biological Factors
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Causal Factors
Psychological and Environmental Factors
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- Psychodynamic theorists claim people lack conscience due to underdeveloped superego
- Poorer emotional classical conditioning found in those with anti-social disorder
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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6
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Causal Factors
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