Disease Prone Personalities

Question 1

Psychosomatic Medicine

Answer 1

Treatment based on the idea that the mind affects the body - that mental health affects physical health.

Question 2

Type T Theory

Answer 2

Farley’s theory suggesting a psychobiological need for stimulation due to an internal arousal deficit; stands for “Thrill Seeking”

Question 3

Sick Role

Answer 3

a set of societal expectations about how a person should behave when ill.

Question 4

Somatopsychic Effect

Answer 4

Disease or genetic predispositions to illness that affects personality.

Question 5

Diathesis-Stress Model (DSM)

Answer 5

Model of disease that suggests that although a predisposition to illness exists because of genetics or upbringing, the illness itself will not appear unless or until it is elicited by the environment.

Question 6

Diathesis

Answer 6

the often hereditary predisposition of the body to disease or disorder

Question 7

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 7

Combination of impulsive, self-destructive behavior, fragile self-identity, and moody, stormy relationships.

Question 8

Personality Disorder

Answer 8

Deep-rooted, ongoing pattern of behavior that impairs the person’s functioning and well-being.

Question 9

Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorders belong to which Cluster?

Answer 9

Cluster A: Odd or Eccentric

Question 10

Paranoid

Answer 10

pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that other’ motives are interpreted as malevolent

Question 11

Schizoid

Answer 11

pattern of detachment from social relationships and restricted range of emotional expression

Question 12

Schizotypal

Answer 12

pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior

Question 13

Cluster B: Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic

Answer 13

Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic PD

Question 14

Antisocial

Answer 14

pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others

Question 15

Borderline

Answer 15

pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity

Question 16

Histrionic

Answer 16

pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking

Question 17

Narcissistic

Answer 17

pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy

Question 18

Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive PD make up which Cluster?

Answer 18

Cluster C: Anxious or Fearful

Question 19

Avoidant

Answer 19

pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

Question 20

Dependent

Answer 20

pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of

Question 21

Obsessive-Compulsive

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pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility

Question 22

Three Primary Assumptions of the DSM

Answer 22

• Personality pathology is suited to be classified into discrete types or ‘disorders’ –These disorders group themselves into three clusters
• –The diagnostic criteria naturally fall into their particular assigned PD.

Question 23

The “Big 5” Personality TRaits

–personality disorders represent extreme variations of Big 5

Answer 23

• Openness to Experience
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism

Question 24

Advantages of Categorical System (three total)

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• Ease in conceptualization and communication –Familiarity
• –Consistency with clinical decision making

Question 25

Disadvantages of the Categorical Approach (three total)

Answer 25

• Complex and cumbersome
• -Arbitrary cut-off points
• –Loss of important information

Question 26

Advantages Dimensional Model

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• Resolution of a variety of classification dilemmas
• -Retention of information
• –Flexibility

Question 27

Dimensional Model Disadvantages

Answer 27

-Lack of clinical utility?
–Lack of familiarity?
(not many, likely to be adopted in DSM-V)