Module 7: Personality Disorders Flashcards
How do we conceptualize personality disorders?
An enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that:
- deviates from the expectations of culture
- is pervasive and inflexible
- has an onset in adolescence or early adult hood
- stable over time
- leads to distress or impairment
Challenges of Conceptualizing Personality Disorder
- gender and cultural issues
- reliability of diagnosis
- comorbidity and diagnostic overlap
What personality disorders are in Cluster A: Odd and Eccentric Disorders
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
What personality Disorders are in Cluster B: Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Disorders
Antisocial, Psychopathy, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic
What Personality Disorders are in Cluster C: Anxious and Fearful Disorders
Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive
What are the key characteristics of paranoid personality disorder?
- pervasive suspiciousness concerning the motives of others
- hyper vigilant and take extreme precautions
- interpret people’s behaviours as personally meaningful and negative
- paranoid beliefs are non-bizarre
What are the key characteristics of schizoid personality disorder?
- avoidance of social activities
- detached, self-absorbed, cold, little emotional responsiveness
- uninterested in intimate involvement with others
What are the key characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder?
- extremely superstitious
- magical thinking and believe in paranormal phenomena
What are the key characteristics of antisocial personality disorder?
- pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood
What are the key characteristics of psychopathy?
- not listed in DSM-5
- more severe than antisocial personality disorder
- commit a disproportionate amount of antisocial and violent crimes
- keen ability to detect signs of vulnerability
- manipulative, lack of remorse and emotional depth
What are the key characteristics Borderline Personality Disorder?
- instability across various domains of personality functioning
- unstable sense of identity
- difficulty regulating emotions
what are the key characteristics of histrionic personality disorder?
- attention seeking
- overly dramatic
- sexual at inappropriate times
- may dress provocative
- over-react to insignificant events
What are the key characteristics of narcissistic disorder?
- grandiose
- egocentricity, little concern for others
- when frustrated, can become aggressive
- exaggerated sense of self-importance
- easily hurt by negative feedback
What are the key characteristics of Avoidant Personality Disorder?
- pervasive pattern of avoiding interpersonal contacts
- fear of rejection
- sensitive to criticism
What are the key characteristics of Dependent Personality Disorder?
- constant reassurance, can’t rely on themselves to make decisions
- submissive role in relationships
- can lead to abusive relationships
