Lecture 22 - Personality Disorders I Flashcards
What are the key features of personality disorders? (4)
- Deviates markedly from cultural norms.
- Pervasive.
- Inflexible and stable across time and place.
- Leads to distress or impairment.
What key behaviours are related to personality disorders? (4)
- Functional inflexibility: cannot adapt to new situations.
- Self-defeating: behaviours harm others or the self.
- Unstable responses to stress.
- Lack of insight: cannot recnogize their own dysfunctional aspects of their personality.
What is the key characteristic of Paranoid PD?
Distrust and suspiciousness of others, and the actions ofothers are interpreted as malevolent.
What is the key characteristic of Schizoid PD?
Pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in social settings.
What is the key characteristic of Schizotypal PD?
Social and interpersonal deficits, having a reduced capacity for close relationships and eccentric behaviour.
What is the key characteristic of Antisocial PD?
Disregard for others and their rights, lack of empathy, grandiosity, etc.
What is the key characteristic of Borderline PD?
Instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, with low impulsive control.
What is the key characteristic of Histrionic PD?
Excessive emotionality and attention seeking; egocentric and theatrical individuals.
What is the key characteristic of Narcissistic PD?
Grandiosity (fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration and a lack of empathy.
What is the key characteristic of Avoidant PD?
Social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
What is the key characteristic of Dependent PD?
A need to be taken care of, which results to submissive and clingy behaviour, and fears of separation.
What is the key characteristic of Obsessive-Compulsive PD?
Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental/interpersonal control.
