Chap. 12 - Personality disorders Flashcards
Ego-syntonic behaviors
Comfortable; consistent with personality; causes little concern to the individual and no treatment is sought
Ego-dystonic behaviors
Causes discomfort to the individual; inconsistent with personality; person often seeks treatment
Personality disorder defined
Chronically maladaptive patterns of behaviors that cause functional impairment in work, school, or relationships
Four areas of functionality impacted by PDs
Affective traits
Behavioral traits
Cognitive traits
Social traits
Maladaptive affective traits are…
Overly affectual patterns of response
Maladaptive behavioral traits are…
Poor impulse control patterns of response
Maladaptive cognitive traits are…
Unrealistic perceptual patterns of response
Maladaptive social traits are…
Unsatisfying interpersonal patterns of response
With PDs, maladaptive traits are _____ and _____ across most personal and social situations
Inflexible and pervasive
PDs are coded on Axis __
II
Cluster A traits are…
Odd, unusual, eccentric
Cluster A disorders are (3)
Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD
Cluster B traits are…
Dramatic, affective, unstable
Cluster B disorders are (4)
Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD
Cluster C traits are…
Anxious
Cluster C disorders are (3)
Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive-compulsive PD
Psychodynamic theory of PD states that in childhood the individual did not accomplish the tasks of _____ and _____
Separation and individuation
Separation, as relates to object relations
Develop intrapsychic self-representation distinct and separate from mother