Personality Disorder Flashcards
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enduring; deviate
cognitions
affectivity
interpersonal functioning
impulse control
What is affectivity?
The range, intensity, lability, and appropriateness of emotional responses
General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria B: The enduring pattern is _____ and ____ across a broad range of personal and social situations
inflexible; pervasive
General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria C: The enduring patterns leads to clinically significant _____ or _____ in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
distress; impairment
The DSM-5 includes __ personality disorders
10
T/F: There is concern that gender and/or cultural bias might affect diagnosis of personality disorders
True
General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria D: The pattern is stable and of long duration, and its onset can be traced back at least to _________ or ___________
Adolescence
Early adulthood
There is some ______ between the personality disorders and agreement regarding diagnosis is high/low.
overlap; low
General Personality Disorder DSM-5 Criteria E+F: It not better explained by another ______ ______, _______, or ____ _______ (e.g., head trauma)
mental disorder, substance, medical condition
The DSM-5 PDs are organized into _ clusters
3
Cluster A is _____ and ______
odd; eccentric
What three PDs are included in Cluster A?
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Cluster B is _______, ______, and ______
dramatic, emotional, erratic
Which four PDs are included in Cluster B?
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Antisocial
Cluster C is _______ and ______
anxious, fearful
Which three PDs are included in Cluster C?
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive
T/F: PDs are extremely rare
No
Describe Paranoid Personality Disorder
A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
When you hear paranoid personality disorder, think:
DISTRUST
SUSPICIOUSNESS
Describe Schizoid Personality Disorder
A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Schizoid _______
avoids
When you hear Schizoid PD, think
DETACHMENT FROM SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Describe Schizotypal Personality Disorder:
Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked byacute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships aswell as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities ofbehavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety ofcontexts
When you hear Schizotypal Personality Disorder, think:
social & interpersonal deficits
cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior
Describe Antisocial PD:
A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violations of the rights of others, occurring since age 15 years
T/F: Those with antisocial PD seek therapy way too often
WRONG
Examples of things that antisocial PD do:
impulsive lying, irritability, aggressiveness, disregard safety of others, irresponsible
Describe Borderline Personality Disorder:
A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects and marked impulsivity, beginning be early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Borderline PD can be summed up in this one word:
INSTABILITY
Those with Borderline PD exerperience very low/high emotions and have a hard/easy time calming down to baseline.
high, hard
Describe histrionic PD
A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Histrionic PD in a short phrase
Excessive emotionality and attention seeking
Histrionic PD have BIG emotions but they are ______ and ______
shallow and insecure
Describe Narcissistic PD:
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Describe avoidant personality disorder:
A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Describe dependent personality disorder:
A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
Describe obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:
A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
T/F: Obsessive-compulsive disorder clearly involves obsessions and compulsions
False, ironically
The etiology of PDs is ______
unclear
What causes a PD?
We don’t really know, but probably nature + nurture
With the exception of _________ PD, there are no good treatments for PDs
Borderline
T/F: People with PDs often seek out treatment
False; they often don’t believe that they have anything wrong with them
A therapists go-to treatment for a PD is _____
CBT
There is benefit to receiving CBT for all PDs EXCEPT ________ and _______.
Narcissistic PD
Antisocial PD
____ is the treatment specifically for Borderline PD
DBT
DBT stands for
Dialectical behavior therapy
DBT has expanded to treat any individual who is struggling with ______ ______
emotional regulation
Who developed DBT?
Marsha Linehan
DBT tries to identify and change negative _______ patterns and pushes for positive _________ changes
thinking
behavioral
DBT really focuses on the ____-_________ if it is present
self-harming
T/F: Those with BPD often get reinforced/punished with _______ for self-harming
reinforced; attention
The big thing with DBT is that they can call their therapist 24/7 before/after they engage in self-harm
before
T/F: If the individual in DBT self-harms, then they must call their therapist immediately
FALSE THAT’S LIKE THE OPPOSITE OF THE WHOLE POINT
