Lecture 29- Personality Disorders and Treatments

Question 1

What is the biomedical approach?

Answer 1

sees something as a disease which has a known cause and impact on how particular system works, change in physical functioning, often treated through medication and possibly surgery

Question 2

What is the psychological approach?

Answer 2

thinks about the behaviour and what the causes are and addressing them instead, equipping people with skills to help them by changing how they interact with their thoughts and feelings

Question 3

What is psychodynamic treatment?

Answer 3

aim is to help clients achieve insight, wanted to help you access the subconscious things happening in your body that was causing the behaviours that you were not aware of (dreams and free association)
- has a strong focus on the past

Question 4

What is behavioural treatment?

Answer 4

aim is to get clients to identify that behaviours are the cause of disorder, focuses more on reinforcement rather than punishment

Question 5

What is cognitive treatment?

Answer 5

aim is for clients to identify and address maladaptive thoughts, beliefs and assumptions, works with people to re-shape their negative thoughts

Question 6

What are the key features of personality disorders?

Answer 6

• difficulties in social interactions
• intense (or reduced) emotional and behavioural reactions
• inflexible thinking patterns
• impulsive behaviours

Question 7

What is Cluster A personality disorders?

Answer 7

Odd or eccentric
- paranoid personality disorder
- schizoid personality disorder
- schizotypal personality disorder

Question 8

What is Cluster B personality disorder personality disorders?

Answer 8

dramatic
- anti-social personality disorders
- borderline personality disorder
- histrionic personality disorder
- narcissistic personality disorder

Question 9

What is Cluster C personality disorders?

Answer 9

anxious
- avoidant personality disorder
- dependent personality disorder
- obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Question 10

What are some of the causes of personality disorders?

Answer 10

• genetics
• childhood experiences
• individual temperament

Question 11

What are some possible treatments for personality disorders?

Answer 11

• focus on treating the symptoms
• schema therapy
• adaptations to treatment pathways

Question 12

What are some difficulties with treatment?

Answer 12

• takes longer
• therapy is difficult
• poor research base
• high levels of stigma

Question 13

What is paranoid personality disorder?

Answer 13

• person is overly distrustful, feels as if people are out to get them

Question 14

What is schizoid personality disorder?

Answer 14

• person shows little interest in others and avoids social relations

Question 15

What is schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 15

• person has unusual thoughts, behaviours and perceptions, often has magical thinking and believing impossible things

Question 16

What is anti-social personality disorder?

Answer 16

• person is harmful and does not take into consideration the rights and safety of others, does not show much remorse, and struggles with empathy

Question 17

What is borderline personality disorder?

Answer 17

• person will have intense emotions, unstable relationships and a distorted self-image

Question 18

What is histrionic personality disorder?

Answer 18

• person has a strong need for attention and reassurance
• attention seeker to the extreme

Question 19

What is narcissistic personality disorder?

Answer 19

• person has an inflated sense of their own importance, believe they are unique and therefore better than others

Question 20

What is avoidant personality disorder?

Answer 20

• person is shy and fearful and often avoids uncomfortable situations

Question 21

What is dependent personality disorder?

Answer 21

• person has an excessive need to be taken care of, struggle to be independent

Question 22

What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

Answer 22

OCD
- person is overly focus on order, perfection and control