Ch 9 Personality Disorders Flashcards
What do Psychology ethics include when talking about public figures?
therapists are not aloud to disclose mental wellbeing of a public figure whom they have not met or directly assessed
What is personality? The definition:
a psychological construct related to a compendium of thoughts, actions and feelings
What are personality disorders?
personality pattern is deviated significantly from expectations of culture and society of various ways
When are personality disorders diagnosed?
typically begin in late adolescence or early adulthood
What are the four personality theories?
-psychodynamic personality
-Behaviorist
-social cognitive
-humanistic
What is the psychodynamic personality theory?
The study of the client’s conscious and subconscious states
What is the behaviorist personality theory?
one’s behaviour can be learned and responses to situations can be met with either reward or consequence
What social cognitive personality theory?
emphasis on the importance of the environment in shaping learned behavior
What do humanistic personality theory?
Focuses on identifying the strength of an individual and helping him or her to build on those
What are the BIG 5 personality traits?
-Emotional stability or not
-Extraversion vs. Introversion
-Openness vs. closedness
-Agreeableness vs antagonism
-conscientiousness vs. Undependability
What are PDS highly associated with?
childhood adversity
What are the 3 Odd-Eccentric Pds (Cluster A)?
-Paranoid PD
-Schizoid PD
-Schizotypal PD
What are the four Dramatic-Emotional PDS (Cluster B)?
-Antisocial
-Borderline
-Histrionic
-Narcissistic
What are the three anxious-fearful PDs (Cluster C)?
-Avoidant
-Dependent
-Obsessive Compulsive
What are the key features of Paranoid PD?
Pervasive distrust and suspicion of others, reluctance to confide in others
What is the difference between schizoid and schizotypal PD?
-Schizoid: Detachment from social relationships and restricted emotional range
-While schizotypal might crave these relationships but people don’t match there freak
-Really strong emotions/high social anxiety
-may experience distorted perceptions
What are the key features of Schizoid personality disorder?
-Detachment from social relationships and restricted emotional range
-does not experience unusual beliefs or perceptions
-indifferent to praise or criticism
What are the key features of Schizotypal personality disorders?
might crave these relationships but people don’t match there freak
-Really strong emotions/high social anxiety
-may experience distorted perceptions
what are the key features of Antisocial PD?
disregard for and violation of the rights of others, lack of remorse
what are the key features of borderline personality disorder?
-instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image
-abandonment issues
-impulsive
what are the key features of Histrionic PD?
excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behaviour
-shallow expression of emotions
-inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behaviour
what are the key features of narcissistic PD?
-lack of empathy
-need for admiration
-belief that they are special
-exploitative
What is the difference between OCD and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorders?
the PD version is not fear based
-low tolerance of others, status-obsession
