NUR 144 - WEEK 4 - Personality Disorders Flashcards
How many personality disorders are there?
How many clusters, and how are the clusters described?
10 in total
3 clusters:
Cluster A - Odd, eccentric
Cluster B - Dramatic, emotional, erratic
Cluster C - Anxious, fearful
Cluster A:
What is it?
What disorders fall under it?
Odd, eccentric
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Cluster B:
What is it?
Which disorders fall under it
Dramatic, emotional, erratic
Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Cluster C:
What is it?
Which clusters fall under it?
Anxious, fearful
Avoidant personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Paranoid personality disorder:
What is it
Characterized/indicated by
Distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent
Characterized/indicated by 4 or more:
- Suspects that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving them
- Preoccupied with unjustified doubts about loyalty or trustworthiness of friends/associates
- Reluctant to confide in others, because of unwarranted fear that information will be used against them
- Bears grudges, unforgiving
Schizoid personality:
What is it
Characterized/indicated by
Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationship and a restricted range of expression of emotions
Characterized/indicated by 4 or more:
- Does not desire or enjoy close relationships (including family)
- Almost always chooses solitary activities
- Little to no sexual experiences with another person
- Takes pleasure in little to no activities
- Lacks close friends or confidants
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:
What is it
Characterized by
Characterized by:
- Magical thinking (superstitions, clairvoyance)
- Unusual perceptual experiences
- Odd thinking + speech
- Suspicious or paranoid ideation
Antisocial personality disorder:
What is it
Characterized by
Characterized by:
- Failure to conform to social norms
- Deceitfulness: lying, fake names, conartist
- Aggression
- Lack of remorse
Borderline Personality Disorder:
What is it
Characterized By
Characterized by:
- Frantic effort to avoid abandonment
- Unstable and intense interpersonal relationships
- Identity disturbance
- Impulsivity in: spending, sex, substances, driving, eating
- Suicidal behavior
Histrionic Personality Disorder:
What is it
Characterized by
Excessive emotionality and attention seeking; by early adulthood
Characterized by:
- needs to be center of attention
- Provacative behavior
- Rapidly shifting expressions/emotions
- Easily influenced by thers
- Sees relationships as more intimate than they really are
Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
What is it
Characterized by
Pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy; beginning by early adulthood
Characterized by:
- Grandiose sense of self-importance
- Pre-occupied with thoughts of great success, power, brillliance
- Believes they are special and unique; high-status
- Entitled
Avoidant personality disorder:
what is it
Characterized by
Social inhibition, feeling of inadequacy, hypersensitive to negative evaluation
Characterized by:
- Avoids activities with interactions d/t fear of criticism, disapproval or reaction
- Unwilling to get involved with people
- Shows restraint in intimate relationships
Dependent personality disorder:
What is it
Characterized by
Excessive need to be taken care of leading to submissive and clinging behavior + fear of separation
Characterized by:
- Difficulty making everyday decision
- Needs others to assume responsibility
- Goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others
What is the main treatment for personality disorders?
Psychotherapy
Such as:
- CBT
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Supportive therapy
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Social skills training
