Personality Disorders Flashcards
With Personality Disorders, the line between quirkiness and a disorder can be hard to distinguish. What should you look for?
Functional impairment
Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?
Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist
Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?
Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist
Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?
Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD
Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?
Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Suspicious, angry, easily offended and keeps grudges
What Personality disorder is suspicious, angry, cold and easily offended?
Paranoid Personality Disorder
What should you do with a Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Be honest, respect but do not collude and explain everything
What is the Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Isolating themselves because they DISLIKE social contact
Do Schizoid Patients have interest in sexual contact and have friends?
NO
– usually only first degree relatives are friends
Which Personality Disorder involves a patient isolating themselves because they dislike social contact, have flat emotion and little interest in sexual contact?
Schizoid Personality Disorder
What should you do with a Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Respect space and don’t impose social expectations
What is the Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
Odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perceptual experiences
Which Personality Disorder involves odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perception?
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
A person with Schizotypal Personality Disorder has what type of anxiety and difficulty?
Social anxiety and difficulty with intimacy
What should you do with Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
Do not judge or ridicule
What is the Borderline Personality Disorder?
Appear in a state of crisis, highly unpredictable, can’t be alone and exhibit splitting
Which Personality Disorder involves a state of crisis, highly unpredictable behavior, splitting and can’t be alone?
Borderline Personality Disorder
What should you do with Borderline Personality Disorder?
Clear and consistent boundaries
– Coordinate care to avoid patient splitting
What is the Histrionic Personality Disorder?
Center of attention with seductive behavior, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions
Which Personality Disorder involves the person being the center of attention, inappropriate seductiveness, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions?
Histrionic Personality Disorder
What should you do with Histrionic Personality Disorder?
Address seductive behavior
Which Personality Disorder was formerly known as a psychopath?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
What is the Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Failure to conform to social norms/laws and they lack remorse
To diagnose someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder they must be how old?
18+
What types of behaviors do Antisocial Personality Disorders show?
Charming and extroverted
- Great at conning people
- Lie, fight, cheat, manipulate
Which Personality Disorder is very charming, great at conning people and lacks remorse?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
What should you do with Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Firm limits and use caution with controlled substances
What is the Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Requires excessive admiration for “special” needs
Which Personality Disorder involves excessive admiration with “special” needs?
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
What should you do with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Acknowledge they are special and avoid power struggles
What is the Avoidant Personality Disorder?
Social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy with fear of shame and ridicule
Which Personality Disorder involves social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy and fear of shame and ridicule, even though they want warmth?
Avoidant Personality Disorder
An Avoidant Personality Disorder will be ____ to try new things
Reluctant
What should you do with Avoidant Personality Disorder?
Avoid critical comments and have patience
What is the Dependent Personality Disorder?
Need taken care of and have difficulty making decisions
Which Personality Disorder needs taken care of and has difficulty making decisions?
Dependent Personality Disorder?
What behavior may you see with Dependent Personality Disorder?
Subordinate own needs and may accept demeaning tasks in order to gain acceptance
What is the OCPD Personality Disorder?
Preoccupied with details, lists, organization, etc. to where the major point of the activity is lost
Which Personality Disorder is preoccupied with lists, details, organization, etc. and unwilling to compromise?
OCPD
What should you do with OCPD Personality Disorder?
Avoid power struggles and allow patient to have control
What does OCPD stand for?
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders will have?
Functional Impairment
