Behavioural Disorders Flashcards
gender more commonly affected by personality disorders
F
what age must patients be to be diagnosed with a personality disorder
over 18 yr
give examples of cluster A “odd and eccentric” personality disorders
paranoid
schizoid
give examples of cluster B personality disorders
antisocial
borderline
histrionic
give examples of cluster C personality disorders
avoidant
dependent
anankastic
which personality disorder is this “orderliness, perfectionist, work devoted, overconscientious, stubborn, hoard money”
anankastic cluster C
which personality disorder is this “disregard/violate other’s rights, no fear or remorse, bad at reading social cues, impulsive, deceitful”
antisocial cluster B
which personality disorder is this “social inhibition, feel inadequate, hypersensitive, unwilling to get involved”
avoidant cluster C
which personality disorder is this “distrust, suspicious, think people are malevolent or deceiving them, overreact”
paranoid cluster A
which personality disorder is this “emotional, seek attention, provocative “
histrionic cluster B
which personality disorder is this “detachment from relationships, few expressed emotions, pick solitary over team/family, little pleasure in activities, indifferent to praise/criticism”
schizoid cluster A
which personality disorder is this “submissive, clingy, fear separation, find everyday decisions difficult, fear loss of support, seeks relationships”
dependent cluster C
which personality disorder is this “unstable relationships+ emotion+ self image, fear abandonment, transient stress, feel ‘empty’, DSH, impulsive (sex, spend, substance, binge), anger control, paranoia”
borderline BPD cluster B
antisocial personality disorder is a form of psychopathy. T or F
false, they’re separate things
what is the management of borderline personality disorder
DBT dialectal behavioural therapy +- antidepressant/ antipsychotic eg. olanzapine
what age range does oppositional defiant disorder ODD occur in?
<12yr aka primary school age
what age range does conduct disorder occur in?
12-18 year aka secondary school age
a child of primary school age believing in monsters under their bed is an example of ______
developmental appropriate anxiety
intrusive thoughts can be normal in a teenager and don’t require Tx / Ix. true or false
true
sleep changes, mood swings and ritual type behaviour can be normal in a teenager and don’t require Tx / Ix. true or false
true
in autism, which gender is more likely to be high functioning?
females
70% of PTx with ASD have an IQ less than ____
70
what hormone is found at lower levels in females with asperger’s
sex hormone binding globulin (hence increased free testosterone)
what area of the brain is larger than normal in ASD?
amygdala
