Personality Disorders Flashcards

1
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With Personality Disorders, the line between quirkiness and a disorder can be hard to distinguish. What should you look for?

A

Functional impairment

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Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

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Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster A?

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

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Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?

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Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist

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Which 4 Personality Disorders are in Cluster B?

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Borderline
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcissist

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Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?

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Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD

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Which 3 Personality Disorders are in Cluster C?

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Dependent
Avoidant
OCPD

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What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?

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Suspicious, angry, easily offended and keeps grudges

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What Personality disorder is suspicious, angry, cold and easily offended?

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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What should you do with a Paranoid Personality Disorder?

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Be honest, respect but do not collude and explain everything

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What is the Schizoid Personality Disorder?

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Isolating themselves because they DISLIKE social contact

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Do Schizoid Patients have interest in sexual contact and have friends?

A

NO

– usually only first degree relatives are friends

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Which Personality Disorder involves a patient isolating themselves because they dislike social contact, have flat emotion and little interest in sexual contact?

A

Schizoid Personality Disorder

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What should you do with a Schizoid Personality Disorder?

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Respect space and don’t impose social expectations

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What is the Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

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Odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perceptual experiences

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Which Personality Disorder involves odd, magical thinking with an eccentric appearance and unusual perception?

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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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A person with Schizotypal Personality Disorder has what type of anxiety and difficulty?

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Social anxiety and difficulty with intimacy

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What should you do with Schizotypal Personality Disorder?

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Do not judge or ridicule

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What is the Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Appear in a state of crisis, highly unpredictable, can’t be alone and exhibit splitting

20
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Which Personality Disorder involves a state of crisis, highly unpredictable behavior, splitting and can’t be alone?

A

Borderline Personality Disorder

21
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What should you do with Borderline Personality Disorder?

A

Clear and consistent boundaries

– Coordinate care to avoid patient splitting

22
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What is the Histrionic Personality Disorder?

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Center of attention with seductive behavior, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions

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Which Personality Disorder involves the person being the center of attention, inappropriate seductiveness, theatrical and rapidly shifting emotions?

A

Histrionic Personality Disorder

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What should you do with Histrionic Personality Disorder?

A

Address seductive behavior

25
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Which Personality Disorder was formerly known as a psychopath?

A

Antisocial Personality Disorder

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What is the Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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Failure to conform to social norms/laws and they lack remorse

27
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To diagnose someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder they must be how old?

A

18+

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What types of behaviors do Antisocial Personality Disorders show?

A

Charming and extroverted

  • Great at conning people
  • Lie, fight, cheat, manipulate
29
Q

Which Personality Disorder is very charming, great at conning people and lacks remorse?

A

Antisocial Personality Disorder

30
Q

What should you do with Antisocial Personality Disorder?

A

Firm limits and use caution with controlled substances

31
Q

What is the Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

A

Requires excessive admiration for “special” needs

32
Q

Which Personality Disorder involves excessive admiration with “special” needs?

A

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

33
Q

What should you do with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

A

Acknowledge they are special and avoid power struggles

34
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What is the Avoidant Personality Disorder?

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Social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy with fear of shame and ridicule

35
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Which Personality Disorder involves social inhibition with feelings of inadequacy and fear of shame and ridicule, even though they want warmth?

A

Avoidant Personality Disorder

36
Q

An Avoidant Personality Disorder will be ____ to try new things

A

Reluctant

37
Q

What should you do with Avoidant Personality Disorder?

A

Avoid critical comments and have patience

38
Q

What is the Dependent Personality Disorder?

A

Need taken care of and have difficulty making decisions

39
Q

Which Personality Disorder needs taken care of and has difficulty making decisions?

A

Dependent Personality Disorder?

40
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What behavior may you see with Dependent Personality Disorder?

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Subordinate own needs and may accept demeaning tasks in order to gain acceptance

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What is the OCPD Personality Disorder?

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Preoccupied with details, lists, organization, etc. to where the major point of the activity is lost

42
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Which Personality Disorder is preoccupied with lists, details, organization, etc. and unwilling to compromise?

A

OCPD

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What should you do with OCPD Personality Disorder?

A

Avoid power struggles and allow patient to have control

44
Q

What does OCPD stand for?

A

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

45
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Personality Disorders will have?

A

Functional Impairment