Cluster A Flashcards
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Cluster A
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Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
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Paranoid
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- Extreme distrust of others
- Suspicious of others
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Paranoid Symptoms (4)
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Suspicious of others Feels attack by others Doubts about others loyalty Difficulties trusting others Hold grudges
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Paranoid Explained
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- Childhood experiences of humiliation and ridicule
- Predominant defense such as projection of hostile feelings
- Paradox of inferiority and self-centeredness
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Schizoid
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Detached from society
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Schizoid Symptoms (4)
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- Does not want or need close relationship
- Prefers to be alone
- No interest in sexual relationship or in activities
- Lack of close friends
- Indifferent about emotions
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Schizoid Explained
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- Psychodynamic comment states that a painful early relationship or a predominant defense such as withdrawal and intellectualization
- Cognitive behavioral components includes difficulty interpreting emotional cues
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Schizotypal
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- Eccentric behaviors
- Discomfort in close relationship
- Cognitive or perceptual distortions
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Schizotypal Symptoms (5)
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- Magical thinking
- Odd thinking and speech
- Suspicious/paranoid of others
- Odd, centric behavior or appearance
- Lack of close friends
- Social anxiety
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Schizotypal Explained
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- Their waking cognition is infused with primary process thought
- Unusual thought patterns and difficulty reading interpersonal cues
- Similar structure and function brain abnormal to those seen in schizophrenia
