Chapter 13 - Personality Disorder

Question 1

Five factor model

Answer 1

Personality theory which proposes that any individuals personality has organised along five broad dimensions: neuroticism 
extroversion 
openness to experience 
agreeableness and 
conscientiousness

Question 2

Schizotypal personality disorder

Answer 2

Pervasive pattern of inhibited or inappropriate emotion and social behaviour as well as aberrant cognitions and disorganised speech

Question 3

Paranoid personality disorder

Answer 3

Pervasive, unwarranted and mistrust and suspicion of others

Question 4

Schizoid personality disorder

Answer 4

Pervasive pattern of lack of interest in and avoidance of interpersonal relationships as well as emotional coldness and interactions with others

Question 5

Narcissistic Personality disorder

Answer 5

Persuasive pattern of experiencing inflated thoughts of ones own worth as well as an obliviousness to others needs and exploitative arrogant demeanour

Question 6

Histrionic personality Disorder

Answer 6

Pervasive pattern of excessive emotionally and an intense need for attention and approval which is sought by means of overly dramatic and seductive behaviour

Question 7

Borderline personality disorder

Answer 7

Pervasive pattern of unstable mood self-concept interpersonal relationships and impulse control

Question 8

Antisocial personality disorder

Answer 8

Pervasive pattern of criminal impulsive callous and/or ruthless behaviour predicted upon disregard for the rights of others in an absence of respect for social norms

Question 9

Psychopathy

Answer 9

Set of personality traits including superficial charm, grandiose Sense of self worth, a tendency towards Boredom and a need for stimulation; pathological lying, an ability to deceive others and be manipulative And a lack of remorse similar to antisocial personality disorder but with less emphasis on behaviour

Question 10

Dependent personality disorder

Answer 10

Pervasive need to be cared for and fear of rejection, which lead to total dependence on and submission to others

Question 11

Avoidant personality disorder

Answer 11

Pervasive anxiety sense of inner inadequacy and fear of being criticised that lead to the avoidance of most social interactions with others and to restraint and nervousness in social situations

Question 12

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Answer 12

Pervasive rigidity in one’s activities and interpersonal relationships; includes characteristics such as emotional constriction, extreme perfectionism and anxiety resulting from even slight disruptions to one’s routine

Question 13

Epigenetic

Answer 13

Related to influences on Gene expression that do not involve changes in DNA sequencing

Question 14

Schema

Answer 14

Cognitive framework for organising information about the world

Question 15

Schema therapy

Answer 15

Type of psychological treatment originally developed by Jeffrey Young for the treatment of personality disorders it focuses on helping clients change their early maladaptive schemas that is certain psychological things such as emotional deprivation that developed during childhood or adolescence

Question 16

Mentalisation

Answer 16

Capacity to think about one’s own mental state and the mental states of others

Question 17

Antipsychotic medication’s

Answer 17

Drugs used to treat psychotic symptoms such as deletions and hallucinations

Question 18

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor’s

Answer 18

Class of anti-depressant drugs such as fluoxetine that inhibit the uptake of serotonin

Question 19

Orbital frontal cortex

Answer 19

Part of the cortex that lies next to the cavity containing the eye

Question 20

Amygdala

Answer 20

Part of the brains limbic system that is thought to regulate emotions