Cluster A Flashcards
Disorders in CLuster A
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal PD
Paranoid PD
distrust and suspisicousness of others such that their motives are interpret as malevolent
Schizoid PD
a detachment from social relationships and restricted range of expression of emotions
Schizotypal PD
social and interpersonal deficit an has a magical thinking
Common things between paranoid and schizotypal
share traits of suspiciosness and paranoid ideation
How paranoid differs from schizotypal
schizotypal includes symptoms as magical thinking, unusual perceptual experiences
Case study:
Mark is perceived as strange, eccentric, cold, and aloof, but they do not usually have prominent paranoid ideation.
What does Mark have?
Schizoid PD
How schizoid differs from paranoid
by the lack of paranoid and suspiciousness
How schizoid differs from schizotypal
lack of cognitive and perceptual distortions
Personality Disorder (PD)
health conditions that are characterized by inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors