(DSM) Module 16- Personality Disorders Flashcards
P.S.S. A.B.H.N. A.D.O.
Paranoid PD, Schizoid PD, Schizotypal PD
Antisocial PD, Borderline PD, Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD
Avoidant PD, Dependent PD, Obsessive Compulsive PD
A.D.O.
Avoidant PD, Dependent PD, Obsessive Compulsive PD
P.S.S.
Paranoid PD, Schizoid PD, Schizotypal PD
A.B.H.N.
Antisocial PD, Borderline PD, Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD
are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts.
Personality Traits
are characterized by enduring (persistent) patterns of behavior. however, are inflexible and maladaptive. They impair personal or social functioning and are a source of distress to the individual or to other people.
Personality Disorders
Origins of Personality Disorder
- Biological factors
- Psychological factors
- Sociocultural factors
- can be caused by unstable society in fragmented in alienating times.
Sociocultural factors
- childhood experience can contribute to maladaptive ways of relating to others in
adulthood.
Psychological factors
- genetic factors are apparently involved in some personality disorders; heritable to some degree as with personality traits.
Biological factors
Personality Disorder Clusters
Cluster A, Cluster B, Cluster C
What type of disorders are in Cluster A?
Odd and Eccentric
What type of disorders are in Cluster B?
Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Disorders
What type of disorders are in Cluster C?
Anxious and Fearful Disorders
- a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are
interpreted as malevolent. – approximately equal among men and women
Paranoid Personality Disorder