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Mental + Physical Health Flashcards

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what are personality disorders?

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patterns of thought, feeling, behaviour beyond the normal range of psychological variation

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2 fundamental features of PD?

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  1. unusually extreme degree of attributes of personality.

2. the extreme behaviour causes major problems for the person or for others

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3 other features that are part of PD pattern?

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  1. social interactions required for manifestation
  2. stable, difficult to change
  3. ego-syntonic: may not recognize they have a disorder at all.
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3 clusters

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A: thinking - mad.

B: behavioural, bad.

C: emotional, sad

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what are the 3 cluster A PD?

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schizotypal, schizoid, paranoid

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what are the 4 cluster b PD?

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histrionic, antisocial, narcissistic, borderline

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What are the 3 Cluster C PD?

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dependent, avoidant, obsessive-compulsive

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schizotypal PD

- 9 indicators?

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  1. ideas of reference (irrelevant/neutral relate to self)
  2. magical thinking, bizarre fantasies
  3. strange perceptual experiences
  4. odd speech/thinking
  5. suspicious
  6. inappropriate/flattened emotions
  7. odd appearance
  8. lack of social ties
  9. anxiety around ppl even after knowing them a long time.
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what is schizoid personality disorder?

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  • extreme social disinterest
  • unable to take pleasure in social interaction
  • live solitary lives but can sometimes have normal job.
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what is paranoid personality disorder?

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“Im vulnerable, others are trying to take advantage of me”
characteristically assume the worst, may be quite skilled in identifying patterns of events + behaviours of others that “prove” they are being plotted against.
- reluctant to trust/confide in anyone.
- can be physically dangerous

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what is histrionic PD?

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  • make themselves centre of attention
  • express strong opinions without basis
  • express strong emotions that suddenly disappear
  • consider relationships closer than they are
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what is narcissistic PD?

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grandiose sense of self-importance + requirement for excessive admiration

  • sense of entitlement
  • exploitation of others, lack of empathy
  • arrogant behaviour + attitudes
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what is antisocial PD?

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  • deceit + manipulation are core aspects
  • criminal behaviour
  • impulsive, engage in risky behaviour
  • typically irritable, aggressive, irresponsible
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borderline personality disorder - 9 basic indicators

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  1. rapid mood shifts
  2. uncontrollable anger
  3. self-destructive acts
  4. self-damaging behaviours
  5. identity disturbance
  6. chronic emptiness
  7. no strong relationships
  8. fear of abandonment
  9. confusion, disconnect from reality
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hallmark of borderline PD?

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emotional instability. mood change rapidly with no cause.
emotional hemophilia

*chaotic, disorganized

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treatment for borderline PD?

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teach to regulate emotions

  • emotional self-control.
  • examine past examples of inappropriate behaviour + discuss how to do better.
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what is dependent PD?

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  • rely heavily on other to take care of everything for them
  • may exhibit submissive interpersonal style
  • may detect bitter, resentful edge to their behaviour
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what is avoidant PD?

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  • fear of failure, criticism, rejection = avoid normal activities
  • expect the worst from others, cannot get close to them
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Obsessive-Compulsive PD?

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  1. over-concern with rules+details
  2. perfectionism
  3. workaholism
  4. inflexibility
  5. packrat behaviour
  6. inability to delegate
  7. miserliness
  8. rigidity + stubbornness
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OCPD vs OCD

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OCD = axis 1 anxiety disorder. obsessive thoughts + compulsive behaviour.
vs. altered personality

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treating OCPD?

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difficult because biological basis

  • assoc with fc and limbic system.
  • may come from strep throat?
  • may use SSRIs
22
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PD in terms of big 5 - N

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all are high in N, except Schizoid + OCPD

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PD in terms of big 5 - which show low E?

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schizotypal
schizoid
avoidant

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PD in terms of big 5 - which show high in E?

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histrionic, antisocial, OCPD

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PD in terms of big 5 - which show low in A

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Paranoid, narcissistic, antisocial, borderline, OCPD

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PD in terms of big 5 - which show high in A

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dependent

histrionic

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PD in terms on big 5 - which are high in C?

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narcissistic, OCPD

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PD in terms of big 5 - which are low in C

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antisocial

borderline

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pd in terms of big 5 - which are high in O?

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schizotypcal, histrionic, narcissistic

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pd in terms of big 5 - which are low in O?

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schizoid, OCPD

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2 reasons for the DSM-5 changes?

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  1. confusing + unclear diagnoses in dsm-4

2. dsm-4 was more of categorical, whereas dsm-5 is more dimensional

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revisions of dsm-5?

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cut down disorders

- diagnosis depends on extent of maladaptive-ness

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advantage of dsm-5?

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not categorical

- map onto big 5

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5 maladaptive traits + the big 5 they assoc with?

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  1. negative affectivity = neuroticism
  2. detachment = extreme low E
  3. antagonism: low end of A
  4. disinhibition = C
  5. psychoticism = very high in O
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define stress?

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unpleasant state of arousal in which people perceive the demands of an event as taxing or exceeding their ability to satisfy or alter those demands

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3 types of stressors?

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  1. crises + catastrophes
  2. major life events
  3. microstressors: hassles of everyday life
37
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stress + heart disease?

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increased stress = more at risk for coronary heart disease

  • stress + cold virus = more likely to get sick. compromised immune system
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type A personality

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extreme competitiveness striving for achievement, sense of time urgency, hostility, aggression

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type A + longitudinal study

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69% of those with heart attack were type A

- body stressed more often = more vulnerable.

40
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3c’s of hardiness that may decrease likelihood of heart attack

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Commitment
Challenge
Control

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