Lesson 1.3: Personality Disorders Flashcards
What causes a Personality Disorder?
Immature and Distorted personality development
What are the Characteristics of Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Hypersensitivity
Rigid
Suspicious
Jealous
Envious
Exaggerated sense of own importance
Tendency to blame others
What are the signs of Cyclothymic Personality?
Extreme mood swings
Hypomanic Behaviour
Melancholy
Mild depressive like symptoms
Feels lonely, sympathetic, kind, quiet, and a little sorry for themselves
What are the signs of Schizoid Personality?
Shyness, oversensitivity, seclusiveness, and eccentricity in communication and behaviour
Life patterns of isolation
Distant and distrustful of others
Concentrated on non-people aspects of life
What is an Explosive personality?
Frequent, sudden outbursts of aggression
Over excitable and over responsive
What does having an obsessive-compulsive personality mean?
The person has an irresistible urge/impulse to do something, even if they don’t want to and/or know it is wrong
What are the characteristics of an obsessive-compulsive personality?
Rigid
Punctilious
Fastidious
Very formal
Overly conscientious
What are the signs and symptoms of a Hysterical Personality?
Vain
Self-indulgent
Overly dramatic
Exhibitionistic
What are the signs and symptoms of an Asthemic personality?
Easily tired
Low energy level
Lack of enthusiasm
Diminished capacity for enjoyment
Over sensitive to stress
What can an Asthemic personality develop into?
Neurasthenic Neurosis
What are the two other names/forms of an Antisocial personality?
Psychopath
Sociopath
What are the signs and symptoms of an Antisocial personality?
Lack of ethical or moral development
In ability to follow approved models of behaviour
What are the signs and symptoms of a psychopath?
Disregard for rules of society
Immaturity
Difficulty in postponing gratification
Poor control of impulses
Little ability to consider consequences for their actions
