Chapter 10 Flashcards
antisocial personality disorder
Persistently disregard and violate others’ rights, inability to follow approved models of behavior, deceitfulness, shameless manipulation of others, history of conduct problems as a child, overlap with psychopathy.
avoidant personality disorder
show extreme social inhibition and introversion, limited social relationships, hypersensitivity to rejection, self-conscious and self critical, shy, do not enjoy being alone yet insecure in social interaction and initiating relationships.
borderline personality disorder
difficult feelings (intense and fluctuating negative emotions), problematic behaviors (angry outbursts, acting in potentially self-damaging ways on impulse, deliberate self-harm to avoid abandonment), unstable and intense interpersonal relationships or disturbances in sense of self (unstable self-image, feelings of emptiness, dissociation).
Cluster A
Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal. Are odd and eccentric, unusual behavior ranges from distrust and suspiciousness to social detachment.
Cluster B
Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic. Can be dramatic, emotional and erratic.
Cluster C
Avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive. Show anxiety and fear.
dependent personality disorder
show an extreme need to take care of which leads to clinging and submissive behavior, difficulty in separating in relationships, discomfort in being alone, subordination of needs to keep others in a relationship, indecisiveness.
dialectical behavior therapy
five factor model of personality (OCEAN)
openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neurotocism.
histrionic personality disorder
excessive attention-seeking behavior and emotionality, self-dramatization, over concern with attractiveness, irritability and temper outbursts if attention seeking is not successful, high comorbidity with other cluster B disorders.
narcissistic personality disorder
show exaggerated sense of self-importance, a preoccupation with receiving attention, self-promoting, lack of empathy, hypercritical and retaliatory. subtypes are grandiose and vulnerable.
grandiose and vulnerable subtypes
subtypes of narcissistic PD, vulnerable is more fragile self-esteem.
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
perfectionism and an excessive concern with orderliness and control, preoccupied with details, rules, lists, devoted to work, overconscientious, take pride in personality.
paranoid personality disorder
suspicious and distrustful of others, reading “hidden meanings” in remarks, on guard for perceived attacks by others, bears grudges, not usually psychotic; in touch with reality.
psychopathy
formerly called sociopathic personality, prevalence unknown, overlap with ASPD, interpersonal/affective factor, and social deviance factor.
schizoid personality disorder
Difficulties forming social relationships and usually lack interest to form attachments to others, unable to express feelings, generally apathetic, rarely experience strong emotions, link between autism.
schizotypal personality disorder
excessively introverted and have pervasive social and interpersonal deficits, peculiar thought patterns, oddities of perception and speech that interfere with communication and social interaction, highly personalized superstitious thinking, considered a milder form of schizophrenia.
personality disorder
Some people have certain traits that are so inflexible and maladaptive that they’re unable to function effectively or meet demands of their culture. Features of PD are chronic interpersonal difficulties and inability to function adequately in society.
difficulties diagnosing personality disorders
Diagnostic categories are not mutually exclusive and people have dimensional personality traits yet categorical diagnoses. Clients resistance to change, relationship formation challenges.
treatment of BPD
Dialectical behavioral therapy:
- use core mindfulness skills for identity confusion
- use distress tolerance for impulsivity
- use emotion regulation for emotional instability
- use interpersonal effectiveness for relationship problems
- use self-management for self-punishment
interpersonal dimensions of psychopathy
glibness, superficial charm, grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, manipulation of others.
lifestyle dimensions of psychopathy
need for stimulation, easily bored, impulsivity, irresponsibility, lack of long-term goals.
affective dimensions of psychopathy
lack of remorse or guilt, callousness and lack of empathy, shallow affect, failure to accept responsibility for behavior.
antisocial dimensions of psychopathy
poor behavior control, early behavior problems, delinquency and criminality.
