Personality Disorder Flashcards

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Paranoid

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Suspiciousness, and deep distrust in others.
Always on the lookout for danger and the slightest mistreatment.
May be socially isolated

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Schizoid

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Extreme lack in interpersonal relationships.
Usually cold and apathetic

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Schizotypal

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Socially isolated and prone to odd thinking.
Often have strange belief systems and attribute unusual meaning to experiences

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Antisocial

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Manipulative, deceitful, and amoral.
Lack empathy, egocentric, and use others for personal gain

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Borderline personality disorder

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Emotional volatile and unstable sense of self.
Prone to mood swings, self criticism, extreme judgements of others.

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Histrionic

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Attention-seeking, dramatic, lively, and flirtatious

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Narcissistic

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Self-centered but overly depends on the evaluation of others.

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Socially inhibited and prone to feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, and shame
Hold unrealistic standards for themself

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Dependent

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Dependent on others for emotional and physical needs.
See others as powerful and themselves as helpless

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Obsessive-compulsive

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Conforming rigidly to rules
Show an excessive attachment to order and morals

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