Personality Disorder Flashcards
Personality disorder is an “?” pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the “?” of the individual’s culture, is “?”, has an onset in “?” or “?”, is “?” over time, and leads to “/”.
enduring pattern expectations pervasive and inflexible adolescence or early adulthood stable distress or impairment
Personality disorders grouped into 3 clusters based on descriptive similarities. Cluster A (odd or eccentric)
paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal
Personality disorders grouped into 3 clusters based on descriptive similarities. Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, erratic)
antisocial
borderline
histrionic
narcissistic
Personality disorders grouped into 3 clusters based on descriptive similarities. Cluster C (anxious or fearful)
avoidant
dependent
obssesive-compulsive
Only when personality traits are “?2” and cause significant “?” impairment or subjective “?”, they constitute personality disorder.
inflexible and maladaptive
functional
distress
PD Criteria A:
PD is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture and is manifested in at least 2 of the what areas?
cognition
affectivity
interpersonal functioning
impulse control
Personality disorders Criteria B:
The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of “?” situations.
personal and social
Personality disorders Criteria C:
The (abnormal) pattern leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in “?”
social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
Personality disorders Criteria D:
The pattern is stable and long duration and its onset can be traced back at least to?
adolescence or early adulthood.
Personality disorders Criteria E:
The pattern is not better explained as a manifestation or consequence of “?”
another mental disorder
Personality disorders Criteria F: The pattern is not attributable to “?”
physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
For a personality disorder to be diagnosed in an individual younger than 18 years, the features must have been present for at least “?”, except “?” PD which cannot be diagnosed in individuals younger than “/”.
1 year
antisocial
18
Frequently diagnosed more in males:
antisocial PD
Frequently diagnosed more in females:
borderline
histrionic
dependent
For 3 PD that may be related to the psychotic disorders (paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal), the pattern of behavior must not have occurred exclusively during the course of “?”
schizophrenia
bipolar/depressive disorder with psychotic features
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: A pervasive “?2” of others such that their motives are interpreted as “?”, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts (“?” or more)
distrust and suspiciousness
malevolent
4
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
1. Suspects, without “?”, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him/her.
- sufficient basis
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
2. is preoccupied with “?” about the “?2” of friends or associates.
- unjustified doubts
loyalty or trustworthiness
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
3. is reluctant to confide in others because of “?” that the information will be used maliciously against him/her
- unwarranted fear
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
4. reads “?” meaning or “?” meanings into benign remarks or events.
- hidden meaning
threatening meanings
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
5. persistently bears “?”
grudges
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
6. perceives attacks on his/her character or reputation that are not “?” and is quickly to react angrily or to “?”
apparent to others
counterattack
Cluster A PD
Paranoid Personality Disorder: 4 or more of the following
7. has recurrent suspicious, w/o justification, regarding “?” of spouse/partner
fidelity
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder:
A pervasive pattern of detachment from “?” and a restricted range of expression of emotions in “?” settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
social relationship
interpersonal
4
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following
1. Neither “?” nor “?” close relationships including family.
desires nor enjoys
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
2. Almost always chooses “?” activities
solitary
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
3. has little, if any, interest in having “?” experiences with another person
sexual
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
4. takes pleasure in few, if any, “?”
activities
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
5. lacks “?” other than first-degree relatives
friends or confidants
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
6. appears “?” to the praise or criticism of others
indifferent
Cluster A PD
Schizoid personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
7. shows emotional “?3” affectivity.
coldness, detachment, or flattened
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder:
A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with and reduced capacity for “?” as well as by cognitive or perceptual “?” and eccentricities of “?”, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
close relationships
distortions
behavior
5
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
1. ideas of “?”
reference
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
2. “?” beliefs or “?” thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with “?” norms
odd
magical
subcultural (superstition, telepathy, sixth sense, etc)
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
3. unusual “?” experiences, including “?” illusions.
perceptual
bodily
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
4. odd “2?”
thinking and speech
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
5. Suspiciousness or “?” ideation
paranoid
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
6. “?2” affect
inappropriate or constricted
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
7. behavior or appearance that is “3?”
odd, eccentric, or peculiar
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
8. lack of ?” other than first-degree relatives.
close friends or confidants
Cluster A PD
Schizotypal personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
9. Excessive “?” that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with “?” fears rather than negative judgments about self.
social anxiety
paranoid
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of “?” for and “?” of the rights of others, occurring since age “?”, as indicated by “?” or more contexts.
disregard
violation
15
3
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
1. Failure to conform to “?” with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are “?”
social norms
grounds for arrest
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by “?”, use of “?” or conning others for personal “2?”
repeated lying
aliases
profit or pleasure
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
3. “?” or failure to plan ahead
impulsivity
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
4. Irritability and aggressiveness as indicated by repeated “?”.
physical flights or assaults
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
5. reckless disregard for “?’
safety of self or others
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
6. Consistent “?” as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent “?” behavior or honor “?” obligations
irresponsibility
work
financial
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria A:
3 or more of the following:
7. lack of “?” as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.
remorse
Cluster B PD
Antisocial personality disorder Criteria B:
Individual is at least age “?”
Criteria C:
there is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age “?”
18
15
What characteristics of antisocial does an individual with narcissistic PD NOT have?
impulsivity
aggression
deceit
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of instability of “?” relationships, “?”image, and affects and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
interpersonal
self-image
5
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined “?”
abandonment
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between “?”
extremes of idealization and devaluation
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
3. “?” disturbance : markedly and persistently unstable “?”
Identity
self-image
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
4. Implusivity in at least “?” areas that are potentially self-damaging
2 (ex. sex, spending, abuse, binge)
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
5. Recurrent “?” behavior, gestures or threates,
suicidal
self-mutilating
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
6. Affective instability due to a marked “?”
reactivity of mood (e.g. irritability/anxiety)
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
7. Chronic feelings of “?”
emptiness
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
8. Inappropriate, intense “?”
anger
Cluster B PD
Borderline personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
9. transient, stress-related “?” ideation or severe “?” symptoms
paranoid ideation
dissociative symptoms
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of excessive “?” and “?” seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
emotionality
attention
5
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
1. is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not “?”
the center of attention
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
2. interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate “?” behavior
sexually seductive or provocative
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
3. displays rapidly shifting and shallow “?”
expression of emotions
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
4. consistently uses “?” to draw attention to self.
physical appearance
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
5. has a style of speech that is excessively “?” and lacking in “?”
impressionistic
detail
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
6. shows “?”, theatricality and exaggerated expression of “?”
self-dramatization
emotion
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
7. is easily “?”
influenced by others “suggestible”
Cluster B PD
Histrionic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
8. considers relationships to be more “?” than they actually are
intimate
Borderline PD is distinguished by “?” from Histrionic PD.
Self-destructiveness
Angry disruptions in close relationships
Chronic feelings of deep emptiness
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of “?”, need for “?”, and lack of “?” beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more context.
grandiosity
admiration
empathy
5
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
1. has a gradiose sense of “?”
self-importance
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
2. is preoccupied with “?” of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
fantasies
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
3. believes that he/she is “? 2”, and can only be understood by or should associate with other special or high-status people.
special and unique
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
4. requires excessive “?”
admiration
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
5. has a sense of “?”
entitlement
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
6. is interpersonally “?”
exploitative (take advantage of others)
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
7. lacks “?”, unwilling to recognize or identify with “2?” of others
empathy
feelings and needs
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
8. is often “?” of others and believes that others are “?” of him/her
envious/envious
Cluster B PD
Narcissistic personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
9. shows “?2” behaviors or attitudes.
arrogant, haughty
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of social “?”, feelings of “?”, and “?” to negative evalulation, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
inhibition
inadequacy
hypersensitivity
4
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
1. Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact because of fears of “3?”
criticism, disapproval, or rejection
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
2. is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being “?”
liked
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
3. shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being “2?”
shamed or ridiculed
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
4. is preoccupied with being “2?” in “?” situations
criticized or rejected
social
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
5. is inhibited in new “?” situations because of feelings of “?”
interpersonal
inadequacy
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
6. views self as socially “?”, personally “?”, or “?” to others.
socially inept
personally unappealing
inferior
Cluster C PD
Avoidant personality disorder Criteria A:
4 or more of the following:
7. is usually reluctant to take personal “?” or to engage in any new activities because they may prove “?”
risks
embarrassing
The primary focus of concern in AVOIDANT personality disorder is avoidance of “?”
and in DEPENDENT personality disorder the focus is on “?”
humiliation and rejection
being taken care of
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to “2?” behavior and fears of “?”, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?” or more contexts.
submissive and clinging
separation
5
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
1. has difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of “2?” from others.
advice and reassurance
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following
2. needs others to assume responsibility for “?” of his/her life
most major areas
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
3. has difficulty expressing “?” with others because of fear of loss of “?2”
disagreement
support or approval
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
4. has difficulty initiating projects or doing things on his or her own because of a lack of “?”
self-confidence
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
5. goes to excessive lengths to obtain “2?” from others, to the point of volunteering to do things that are “?”
nurturance and support
unpleasant
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
6. feels uncomfortable or helpless when alone because of exaggerated fears of being unable to “?”
care for him/herself
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
7. urgently seeks another relationship as a source of “?2?” when a close relationship “?”
care and support
ends
Cluster C PD
Dependent personality disorder Criteria A:
5 or more of the following:
8. is unrealistically preoccupied with fears of “?”
being left to take care of him/herself
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A:
A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with “2?” and mental and interpersonal “?” at the expense of “3?”, beginning by early adulthood and present in “?”or more contexts.
orderliness, perfectionism
control
flexibility, openness, and efficiency
4
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
1. is preoccupied with 6?” to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.
details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
2. shows “?” that interferes with task completion
perfectionism
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
3. is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of “?2”
leisure activities and friendships
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
4. is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of “3?”
morality, ethics, or values
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
5. is unable to discard “2?” objects when they have no sentimental value
worn-out or worthless
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
6. is reluctant to “?” tasks or work with “?” unless they submit to exactly his/her way of doing things
delegate
others
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
7. adopts a miserly “?” style toward both self and others. money is viewed as something to be hoarded for “?”
spending
future catastrophes
Cluster C PD
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder Criteria A: 4 or more of the following.
8. shows?”2” (traits)
rigidity and stubbornness