Personality Disorder Flashcards
What is Personality Disorder?
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- fundamentally externalise blame
- locate source of problems outside themselves
- trouble with daily errands/functioning
- issues relating to others
- exhibit rigidity & inflexibility
- maladaptive - do not learn from experience
- exaggerated amount of idiosyncratic thought, perception & behaviour
Definition
Personality
traits that are stable and persist over time
Definition
Personality Disorders
persistent traits that are maladaptive
Personality Disorders
DSM-5 Cluster A
Name + (3)
Odd & Eccentric
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
Personality Disorders
DSM-5 Cluster B
Name + (4)
Dramatic & Erratic
- antisocial
- borderline
- histrionic
- narcissistic
Personality Disorders
DSM-5 Cluster C
Name + (3)
Anxious & Fearful
- avoidant
- dependent
- obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)
Personality Disorders
Paranoid
(5)
- suspiciousness
- distrusting
- misinterpreting remarks
- holding grudges
- worried about infidelity
Personality Disorders
Schizoid
(7)
- no desire for relationships
- solitary
- no interest in sex
- little pleasure in activities
- lacking close friends
- indifference to praise or criticism
- cold, detached or flat affect
Personality Disorders
Schizotypal
(8)
- ideas of reference
- odd beliefs
- magical thinking
- odd behaviour or appearance
- perpetual distortions
- constricted affect
- lacking close friends
- social anxiety
Personality Disorders
Antisocial
(7)
- violating social norms
- lying
- impulsivity
- irritability or aggressiveness
- irresponsible behaviour
- disregard for safety
- lack of remorse
Personality Disorders
Borderline
(7)
- efforts to avoid abandonment
- identity disturbance
- unstable relationship pattern
- impulsivity
- suicidal/self harm
- feeling of emptiness
- anger
Personality Disorders
Histrionic
(7)
- attention seeking
- sexually seductive or provocative
- use of appearance to attract attention
- shallow expression of emotion
- impressionistic style of speech
- exaggerated emotions
- suggestible
Personality Disorders
Narcissistic
(7)
- grandiosity
- fantasy of power and success
- feeling special
- need for excessive admiration
- sense of entitlement
- lack of empathy
- arrogance
Personality Disorders
Avoidant
(6)
- avoid work with social aspects
- caution with relationships
- feeling inept of inferior
- avoiding risks
- difficulty with intimacy
- difficulty with new relationships
Personality Disorders
Dependent
(3)
- difficulty with everyday decisions
- avoiding disagreement
- effort to get and keep support
- fear of being left alone
