Personality Disorders Flashcards
stable personality
flexible and adaptive
pathologic personality
inflexible and maladaptive
personality disorders have what sense of self
unstable and unrealistic sense of self
neurobiological theory for personality disorder
disturbances in serotonin and GABA
psychological influences for personality disorder
childhood trauma
personality disorder treatment prognosis
little insight and improvement slow
disordered personality common characteristics X4
pervasive and inflexible patterns
onset in early adolescence or early adulthood
distorted sense of self
leads to distress or impairment
Risk factors for personality disorders X6
- family hx of mental illness/personality d/o
- low socioeconomic status
- childhood abuse
- unstable family during childhood
- dx with childhood conduct disorder
- loss of parents during childhood
cluster A personality d/o
paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal
cluster B personality d/o
anitsocial
borderline
histronic
narcissistic
cluster a traits
odd and eccentric
cluster b traits
dramatic, emotional and erratic
cluster c personality d/o
avoidant
dependent
obsessive compulsive
cluster c traits
anxious and fearful, insecure and inadequate
paranoid affect
hostile, irritable, angry
paranoid cognitive
pervasive, persistent and inappropriate distrust
suspicious
paranoid social
difficulty with intimacy
pathological jealousy
unforgiving
nursing interventions for paranoid PD X5
serious and straightforward, no sarcasm
honor commitments
involve pt in tx plan
teach pt to validate ideas with a trusted person before acting on idea
present information in a concrete manner
schizoid affective
blunted/flat/restricted
cannot pick up on social skills
schizoid cognitive
poverty of thought
vague communication
schizoid social
aloof
rarely date or marry - loners
dont connect with others
phantom relationships - do not want real friendships
schizoid PD nursing interventions X4
pt will NOT benefit from forced social interaction
case mgmt - lack of ability to plan for future needs
may be difficult to include in POC
simple and clear statements work best
schizotypal affective
inappropriate, constricted
schizotypal cognitive
paranoid ideation
magical thinking
ideas of reference
schizotypal social
often avoided by others r/t odd behavior
indifference to others