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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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An enduring, long-term pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from social norms; usually involves either a derangement in cognition, affect, interpersonal function and/or impulse control; pervasive across a broad range of personal/social situations

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Personality Disorder

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Personality disorders are diagnosed when the pattern of behavior can’t be accounted for by…

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another mental disorder or substance abuse

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(Axis 1/Personality Disorder) is temporary and in response to stressors

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Axis 1

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(Axis 1/Personality Disorder) is permanent and generates stressors

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Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder (Cluster A- Weird) characterized by a distrust and suspiciousness of others, thinking them malevolent; suspects exploitation, lack of loyalty, hidden/threatening messages and attacks to character

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder (Cluster A- Weird) characterized by a detachment from social relationships and restricted range of emotions in social settings; neither desires or enjoys relationships, chooses solitary activities and lacks any close friends or hobbies

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Schizoid Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder (Cluster A- Weird) characterized by social deficits with discomfort and reduced capacity for close relationships along with perceptual distortions and eccentric behavior

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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

*consider antipsychotics

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Cluster A Personality Disorder (Weird or eccentric) (3 total)

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Paranoid (Projection/accusatory)
SchizoiD (Distant/aloof)
SchizoTypal (magical Thinking/akward)

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Difference between Schizoid and Schizotypal personality disorders

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Schizoid: very withdrawn, doesn’t desire relationships
Schizotypal: eccentric behavior and perceptions (premorbid for SCHIZOPHRENIA)

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Personality disorder (Cluster B- Wild) characterized by a complete disregard for and violation of the rights of others; failure to conform to social norms, deceitful, impulsive, irritable and reckless; conduct D/O before 15

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Difference between Schizoid and Antisocial personality disorders

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Schizoid: very withdrawn and doesn’t desire relationships, but DOESN’T violate the laws or rights of othes
Antisocial: disregard for laws and rights of others

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Personality disorder (Cluster B- Wild) characterized by unstable self-image and interpersonal relationships due to frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation, self-harm, suicide and inappropriate, intense anger (poor frustration tolerance!)

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Borderline Personality Disorder

  • consider DBT, pharmacotherapy
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Personality disorder (Cluster B- Wild) characterized by grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy and exploitative; believes that they are “special”, unique and can only be understood by other special people; lash out when criticized or avoid risks of being criticized; hates med students :(

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder (Cluster B- Wild) characterized by excessive emotion, inappropriate sexual seductiveness and attention seeking due to an uncomfortability when they are not in the center of attention; an overvalued need to be desired physically

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Cluster B Personality Disorder (Wild or emotional) (4 total)

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Antisocial
Borderline
Narcissistic
Histrionic

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Personality disorder (Cluster C- Worried) characterized by hypersensitivity to rejection, lack of self-confidence, easily hurt, social inhibition but still want companionship (unlike schizoid)

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

  • consider B-blockers, SSRI
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Personality disorder (Cluster C- Worried) characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism and control at the expense of flexibility and efficacy; overconscientious and inflexible about matters of morality or ethics; a few friends; NOT OCD b/c ego-syntonic

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder (Cluster C- Worried) characterized by an excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive, clingy behavior and fears of separation due to a lack of confidence; needs profuse advice, support and reassurance from others

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Dependent Personality Disorder

  • consider benzodiazepines, SSRIs
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Cluster C Personality Disorders (Worried) (3 total)

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Obsessive Compulsive
Avoidant
Dependent

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(Schizoid/Avoidant) personality disorder are content with social isolation

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Schizoid

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