9. Personality Disorders Flashcards
DSM-V characterises personality traits as
Enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself
2 Key features of Personality Traits
- Unique to the individual
- Relatively stable over time
DF: Personalities that deviate from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, and leads to distress or impairment
Personality disorders
DSM-V General Diagnostic Criteria:
Enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from expressions of the individual’s culture… Manifested in 2 (or more) of the following:
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2.__
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4.__
- Cognition
- Affectivity
- Interpersonal functioning
- Impulse control
4 Key features of PDs
- Inflexible and rigid
- Maladaptive
- Causes functional impairment
- Causes significant distress
________ model of Personality: Disordered traits are an extreme form of “normal” traits. It depends on the degree of the trait.
Dimensional
_______ model of Personality: Personality disorders are qualitatively different from “normal” behaviours. You either have it or you don’t.
Categorical
Personality disorders affect ___-___% of the general population
0.5-2.5%
PD Cluster __: Odd or eccentric disorders
A
PD Cluster __: Dramatic, emotional or erratic disorders
B
PD Cluster __: Anxious or fearful disorders
C
PD Cluster __: Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcisstic
B
PD Cluster __: Avoidant, dependant, obsessive-compulsive
C
PD Cluster __: Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
A
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 0.5-4.4% prevalence Excessively suspicious of others Interprets benign events as threatening Hostile and antagonistic
Paranoid; A
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 1-4.9% Detachment from and disinterest in social attachments Limited emotional expression Under high levels of stress
Schizoid; A
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 1-5.% Social deficits and discomfort Unusual beliefs and behaviour Ideas of reference that do not reach the level of psychosis
Schizotypal; A
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 1.2% Excessive but shallow emotionality Dramatic presentation Attention seeking behaviour
Histrionic; B
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 1-6.2% Grandiosity and need to be admired by others Tendency to exploit others Sense of entitlement Sensitive to criticism
Narcissistic; B
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 0-3% Lack of concern for others Failure to comply with social norms Deceitfulness and lack of remorse
Antisocial; B
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 1-6% Unstable and intense relationships, alternating between idealisation and devaluation Unstable affect Impulsivity and risky behaviours
Borderline; B
______ PD; Cluster ___:
1-5%
Avoidance of relationships and activities
Fear of criticism and rejection
Sensitive to others opinions
Avoidant; C
\_\_\_\_\_\_ PD; Cluster \_\_\_: 0-2% Pervasive need to be taken care of Submissive and clingy behaviour Overly passive
Dependent; C
______ PD; Cluster ___:
2-8%
Preoccupation with orderliness, organisation and rules
Work-focused and neglectful of leisure/social activities
Rigidly moralistic
Obsessive-compulsive, C
