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What does the DSM attempt to do?

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Make diagnoses more “objective” and insurance billing

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What are the 5 characteristics of personality disorders?

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Unusual
Causes problems
Affects social relations
Stable over time
Person doesnt see it as disorder

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What is Ego-syntonic

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Thoughts, behaviors, or emotions that are consistent with a person’s self-image, values, or goals.

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What is Ego-dystonic

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thoughts, behaviors, or feelings that are in conflict with a person’s ideal self-image, values, or goals.

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Personality disorders become visible in _________ (at times, in childhood) and persist
throughout life.
Change often takes _____ rather than weeks or months

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adolescence ; years

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What is Cluster A of personality disorders?

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Disordered thinking (schizotypal, schizoid, paranoid)

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What is Cluster B of personality disorders?

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Impulsive and erratic patterns of behaviour (histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial)

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What is Cluster C of personality disorders?

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Anxious and avoidant smotional styles (dependant, obsessive and avoidant)

this is actually removed from the newer section

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What is Schizotypal personality disorder

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milder form of schizophrenia, includes an extreme pattern of odd beliefs and behaviours, and difficulty relating to others

eg.superstitious beleifs, seeing the future

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What is Narcissistic personality disorder?

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Extreme pattern of arrogant, exploitave behaviour and lack of empathy
charasmatic at first

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What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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Extreme pattern of deceitful, manipulative, and sometimes
dangerous behavior

overrepresentation in business and politics

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What is Borderline Personality Disorder?

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dangerous pattern of emotional instability,
emotional emptiness, confused identity, and tendencies toward self-harm

includes emotional hemophilia

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________ is a defense mechanism for BPD

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Splitting

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BPD has a a rate of __-__% for suicide

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8-10%

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What is effective in helping deal with emotional self-control?

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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

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What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?

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extreme fear of social contact. the desire for social acceptance but an extreme fear of rejection that makes them avoid normal activities

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What is Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)

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An extreme pattern of rigidly conscientious behavior, including an anxious
and inflexible adherence to rules and rituals, perfectionism, and a stubborn
resistance to change

18
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OCPD is similar to freuds _____ character

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anal

19
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What is the difference between OCPD and OCD

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  • OCD has fearful obsessions and compulsions aimed at reducing anxiety
  • OCPD may have a wider impact on the individual’s life
  • OCD is ego-dystonic and may be more treatable
20
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The New appraoch cuts the disorders in ____

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Half

21
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The new approach moves away form the clusters and sees maladjustment in terms of degree v _____

A

kind

22
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Instead of calling it the big five, the new approach calls it the ___ five

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bad

23
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What is associated with lung disease, heart disease, and arthritis

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High Neuroticism

24
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What is associated with risk of stroke, high blood pressure,
diabetes, and arthritis

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Low conscientiousness

25
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What is associated with stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure,
and arthritis

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Low openess

26
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_____ rated as more conscientious and open to experience live longer and _______ as more emotionally stable and agreeable

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Men; Woman

27
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  • A personality trait may predispose an individual to certain _______ _________ that has health consequences (biological)
  • A personality trait may predispose an individual to certain
    _________ that has health consequences (behavioral)
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Physical reactions
Behaviours

28
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Those with higher levels of _______________ live longer and have better
quality of life

A

conscientiousness

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