FinalExam.4 Flashcards
According to the general framework, PDs consist of deviant patterns of inner experience and behavior in at least two of the following four areas?
· Cognition
· Affectivity
· Interpersonal functioning
· Impulse control
According to the DSM criteria, what is the difference between adult and youth for all the PD diagnosis, except for ASPD.
For youth under 18 the patterns must have been present for at least a year.
List the “Big 5?”
· Extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness.
What aspects of individual functioning hold great relevance for youth PDs?
· Attachment to a primary caregiver and social cognitive functioning
Predominant coping strategies in childhood include what?
· Problem solving, escape, distraction, and support seeking
Adolescents develop a more complex repertoire of coping strategies including what?
· Adaptive strategies such as cognitive restructuring, as well as less adaptive strategies such as rumination and externalization of blame.
Earlier PDs predict greater risk for what other early adult Psychiatric disorders?
· Depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders.
What are adolescent PDs from all three clusters predictive of?
· Heightened risk of suicidal ideation or attempts in early adulthood.
What maladaptive parenting poses risks for the development of PDs in early adulthood?
· Low parental affection or nurturing and aversive parental behavior.
Dysfunction in what two neurotransmitters have been identified as biological vulnerability for youth BPD?
· Dopamine and serotonin systems
What are some predictive early markers of later narcissism?
· Preschool measures of interpersonal antagonism, inadequate impulse control, histrionic tendencies, high activity level, and desire to be the center of attention.
