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Module 24: Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What are the Cluster A Personality Disorders?

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  1. Paranoid
  2. Schizoid
  3. Schizotypal
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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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+ excessively mistrustful and suspicious of others, without justification
+ problems with close relationships
+ overt argumentativeness, in recurrent complaining, or by hostile aloofness
+ need to have a high degree of control over those around them
+ rigid, critical of others, and unable to collaborate, although they have great difficulty accepting criticism themselves
+ too much use of projection

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When is paranoid personality disorder more common?

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more common among relatives who have schizophrenia

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What is the reason for paranoid personality disorder?

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maybe due to early mistreatment or traumatic childhood experiences

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What is paranoid personality disorder associated with?

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associated with prior history of childhood mistreatment, externalizing symptoms, bullying, and adult appearance of interpersonal aggression

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What do people with paranoid personality disorder believe in?

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“I cannot trust people”

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What is the gender proportion for individuals with paranoid personality disorder?

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Males = Females

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What may individuals with paranoid personality disorder experience?

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may experience brief psychotic episodes

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What may individuals with paranoid personality disorder develop?

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may develop MDD, Agoraphobia, and OCD

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What may paranoid personality disorder be comorbid with?

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most common co-occurring PD appear to be schizotypal, schizoid, narcissistic, avoidant, and borderline

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Schizoid Personality Disorder

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+ detachment from social relationships and limited range of emotions
+ difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocation, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion
+ tendency to turn inward and away from the outside world
+ believes that “Relationships are messy and undesirable”
+ sometimes, experience brief psychotic episodes

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What is a precursor to later schizoid personality disorder?

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childhood shyness is reported as a precursor to later personality disorder

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What is the gender proportion for schizoid personality disorder?

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Males > Females

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What do individuals with schizoid personality have difficulty expressing?

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difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocation, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion

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What do individuals with schizoid personality have a tendency to do?

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tendency to turn inward and away from the outside world

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What do individuals with schizoid personality believe in about relationships?

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believes that “Relationships are messy and undesirable”

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Do individuals with schizoid personality experience brief psychotic episodes?

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sometimes, experience brief psychotic episodes

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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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+ typically socially isolated and behave in ways that would seem unusual to many of us, and they tend to be suspicious and to have odd beliefs
+ has ideas of reference
+ have odd beliefs or engage in magical thinking
+ associated with childhood mistreatment and could be resulted from PTSD symptoms
+ “It is better to be isolated from others”
+ often seek treatment for the associated symptoms of anxiety or depression rather than PD

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Ideas of Reference

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false beliefs that random or irrelevant occurrences in the world directly relate to oneself

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What is schizotypal personality disorder characterized by?

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+ typically socially isolated and behave in ways that would seem unusual to many of us, and they tend to be suspicious and to have odd beliefs
+ have odd beliefs or engage in magical thinking

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What is schizotypal personality disorder associated with?

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associated with childhood mistreatment and could be resulted from PTSD symptoms

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What is a belief of people with schizotypal personality disorder?

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“It is better to be isolated from others”

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What are the different Cluster B personality disorders?

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  1. Histrionic
  2. Borderline
  3. Narcissistic
  4. Antisocial
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Histrionic Personality Disorder

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+ tend to be overly dramatic and almost to be acting
+ express emotions in an exaggerated manner
+ characterized by social dominance
+ more likely to get divorced or never get married
+ have tendency to get bored with their usual routine
+ histrionic and antisocial co-occur more often
+ “ako ang bida”

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What is histrionic personality disorder characterized by?

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+ tend to be overly dramatic and almost to be acting
+ characterized by social dominance

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How do individuals with histrionic personality disorder express themselves?

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express emotions in an exaggerated manner

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What kind of marriage are individuals with histrionic personality disorder most likely to have?

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more likely to get divorced or never get married

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What is another personality disorder that often co-occurs with histrionic personality disorder?

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histrionic and antisocial co-occur more often

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What kind of belief do individuals with histrionic personality disorder mostly have?

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“ako ang bida”

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What is the gender proportion for histrionic personality disorder?

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Females > Males

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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+ moods and relationships are unstable, and usually they have poor self-image
+ have pattern of undermining themselves at the moment the goal is about to be realized
+ may feel more secure with transitional object than interpersonal relationships
+ often feel empty and are great risk of dying by their own hands
+ often engage to suicidal behaviors
+ tend to have turbulent relationships, fearing abandonment but lacking control over their emotions
+ often intense, going from anger to deep depression in a short time
+ prevalent in families with history of mood disorders
+ if co-occurs with mood disorders, both are diagnosed
+ recovery is more difficult and less stable
+ “sad gorl iz me”

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What is borderline personality disorder characterized by?

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+ moods and relationships are unstable, and usually they have poor self-image
+ often intense, going from anger to deep depression in a short time

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What pattern of behavior do individuals with borderline personality disorder have?

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have pattern of undermining themselves at the moment the goal is about to be realized

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When do individuals with borderline personality disorder feel secure?

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may feel more secure with transitional object than interpersonal relationships

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What kind of behaviors do people with borderline personality disorder often engage in?

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+ often feel empty and are great risk of dying by their own hands
+ often engage to suicidal behaviors
+ often intense, going from anger to deep depression in a short time

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What kind of relationships do individuals with borderline personality disorders have?

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tend to have turbulent relationships, fearing abandonment but lacking control over their emotions

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In what kind of families is borderline personality disorder most prevalent in?

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prevalent in families with history of mood disorders

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What disorders are comorbid with borderline personality disorder?

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+ if co-occurs with mood disorders, both are diagnosed
+ common co-occurring disorders incl. depressive and bipolar disorders, substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, PTSD, and ADHD

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What belief do individuals with borderline personality disorder often have?

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“sad gorl iz me”

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What is the gender proportion for individuals who have borderline personality disorder?

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Females = Males

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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+ they consider themselves different from others and deserve special treatment
+ unreasonable sense of self-importance and are so preoccupied with themselves that they lack sensitivity and compassion
+ grandiosity
+ very sensitive to criticism
+ interpersonal relations are typically impaired because of problems related to self-preoccupation, entitlement, need for admiration, and relative disregard for sensitivities of others
+ “I am the greatest in the world”

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What are individuals with narcissistic personality disorder sensitive to?

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very sensitive to criticism

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What kind of relationships do individuals with narcissistic personality disorder have?

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interpersonal relations are typically impaired because of problems related to self-preoccupation, entitlement, need for admiration, and relative disregard for sensitivities of others

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What do individuals with narcissistic personality disorder believe in?

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“I am the greatest in the world”

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What is the gender proportion of narcissistic personality disorder?

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Males > Females

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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+ characterized as having history of failing to comply with social norms
+ irresponsible, impulsive, and deceitful
+ lacking in conscience and empathy, selfishly take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations

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What is the age of onset for antisocial personality disorder?

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at least 18 years of age

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How is antisocial personality disorder connected to conduct disorder?

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+ evidence of conduct disorder before 15 years old
+ CD will be given if the criteria for Antisocial PD is not met

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Underarousal Hypothesis

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psychopaths have abnormally low levels of cortical arousal

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Fearlessness Hypothesis

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psychopaths possess a higher threshold for experiencing fear than most other individuals

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What is the gender proportion for antisocial personality disorder?

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Males > Females

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What may individuals with antisocial personality disorder experience?

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may experience dysphoria, incl. complaints of tension, inability to tolerate boredom, and depressed mood

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What are the personality disorders in Cluster C?

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  1. Avoidant
  2. Dependent
  3. Obsessive-Compulsive
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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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+ extremely sensitive of the opinion of others and although they desire social relationship, their anxiety leads them to avoid
+ they are likely to misinterpret social responses as critical, which in turn confirms their self-doubts
+ low self-esteem and hypersensitivity to rejection
+ have insecure attachment style characterized by desire for emotional attachment
+ extremely low self-esteem cause them to be limited with friendships and dependent to those they feel comfy with
+ feel chronically rejected by others and pessimistic about their future
+ negative self-concept

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What is the difference between avoidant personality disorder and social anxiety disorder?

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Avoidant PD - negative self-concept
Social Anxiety Disorder – negative evaluations

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What do individuals with avoidant personality disorder believe in?

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“If they knew the real me, they would reject me”

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What is the gender proportion for individuals with avoidant personality disorder?

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Females > Males

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Dependent Personality Disorder

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+ rely on others to make ordinary decisions and even important ones which results in an unreasonable fear of abandonment
+ characterized by pessimism and self doubt and tend to belittle their abilities and assets
+ take criticism and disapproval as proof of their worthlessness and lose faith in themselves
+ agree with other people’s opinion just to be not rejected
+ feel uncomfortable or helpless when alone

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What do individuals with dependent personality disorder believe in?

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“I need people to survive and be happy”

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What is the gender proportion for dependent personality disorder?

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Females > Males

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

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+ perfectionist
+ fixation on things being done “the right way”
+ this preoccupation with details prevents them from completing much of anything
+ need to control

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Can an individual have both OCPD and OCD?

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Yes, when criteria for both OCD and OCPD are met, both can be given

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What do people with OCPD believe in?

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“I am perfectionist, everything should be done under my control and liking”

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What is the gender proportion for OCPD?

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Males > Females

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