Personality and impulse control disorders

Question 1

Personality disorder?

Answer 1

Enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culturs, is pervasive and inflexible, has its onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leaads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

Question 2

Prevalence of personality disorders?

Answer 2

10% to 20% of the general population

Question 3

When does personality disorders start?

Answer 3

Late adolescence –> signs in early childhood

Question 4

What are late-onset personality changes suggestive of?

Answer 4

Undxed other problems

Question 5

According to Freud what if developed early prevents healthy personality development?

Answer 5

Fixation

Question 6

According to Erikson what must happen for healthy development?

Answer 6

Certain tasks need to be mastered at certain stages of development