Personality Disorders Flashcards
What are the clusters and disorders in each
Cluster A (odd eccentric)
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
Cluster B (Dramatic, emotional, erratic)
- antisocial
- Histrionic
- borderline
- narcissistic
Cluster C (anxious, fearful)
- avoidant
- dependent
- obsessive compulsive
What are the important characteristics of paranoid personality disorder
- paranoia WITHOUT other s/s of thought disorder
- distrust and suspiciousness
what are the important characteristics of Schizoid personality disorder
- Social detachment and restricted range of affect without s/s of thought disorder of ASD
what are the important characteristics of Schizotypal personality disorder
- odd, peculiar behavior, paranoid, social detachment, often comorbid with schizophrenia
- odd beliefs or magical thinking
what are the important characteristics of antisocial personality disorder
- blatant disregard or violation of the rights of others
- manipulative, aggressive and they have no remorse
- show traits before 18 like conduct disorders
what are the important characteristics of borderline personality disorder
- disorder of relationships/ lack sense of self
- frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment (major problem)
- impulsive in 2 areas that are self damaging (sex, spending, binge eating, reckless driving)
- recurrent SI or self harm behaviors
what are the important characteristics of histrionic personality disorder
- excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- need to be center of attention and act sexually seductive with provocative behavior
- use physical appearance
what are the important characteristics of Narcissistic personality disorder
- Grandiosity, needs admiration, lack empathy
- kanye west; strive to be important and make everything about them
what are the important characteristics of avoidant personality disorder
- social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative feedback
- worry what people think of them so they avoid going places that they’ll be judged or criticized
what are the important characteristics of dependent personality disorder
- excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissiveness, clinging behavior, and fears of separation, very needy
what are the important characteristics of obsessive compulsive personality disorder
- pre-occupation wit orderliness, perfectionism, controlling
- does NOT cause anxiety the way OCD does because these individuals love the orderliness
- hoarders
What are the nursing interventions for personality disorders
- safety is #1
- consistency, boundary setting
- focus on strengths, social skills training
