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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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what are the cluster A personality disorders described as?

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odd and eccentric

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what three personality disorders are found in cluster A?

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paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal (DSM only)

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what are cluster B personality disorders describe as?

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dramatic and emotional

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what four personality disorders come under cluster B?

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dissocial
emotionally unstable
histrionic
narcissistic (DSM only)

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what are cluster C personality disorders described as?

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anxious and avoidant

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what three personality disorders come under cluster C?

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anankastic
anxious
dependent

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • tendency to bear grudges
  • suspiciousness
  • excessive sensitivity to setbacks
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paranoid PD

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • few activities provide pleasure
  • emotional coldness
  • chooses solitary activities
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schizoid

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7
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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • ideas of reference
  • odd beliefs
  • odd speech
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schizotypal

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • callous unconcern for feelings of others
  • marked proneness to blame others
  • incapacity to maintain enduring relationships
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dissocial PD

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what are the two types of emotionally unstable PD?

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impulsive

borderline

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • tendency to act unexpectedly without considering consequences
  • liability to outbursts of anger
  • unstable mood
A

EUPD - impulsive

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • chronic feelings of emptiness
  • liability to outbursts of anger
  • excessive efforts to avoid abandonment
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EUPD - borderline

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • self dramatisation
  • shallow/labile affect
  • continually seeks to be the centre of attention
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histrionic PD

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • grandiose logic of self importance
  • desire for unwarranted admiration
  • a sense of entitlement
  • no form of empathy
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narcissistic PD

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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • excessive doubt
  • preoccupation with organisation
  • perfectionism that interferes with task completion
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anankastic PD

14
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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • persistent pervasive feelings of tension
  • belief that you are socially inept
  • avoidance of social activities
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anxious PD

15
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what personality disorder are the following symptoms suggestive of?

  • encouraging or allowing others to make important life decisions
  • unwillingness to make demands on the people they depend on
  • preoccupation with fears of being left to take care of themselves
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dependent PD

16
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what are drugs used for in personality disorders?

A

managing symptoms

can’t cure

Y3 Psychiatry (24 decks)

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