Personality Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Cluster A
A
Odd/eccentric
- Paranoid
- Schizoid
- Schizotypal
2
Q
Cluster B
A
Dramatic
- Antisocial
- Borderline
- Histrionic
- Narcissistic
3
Q
Cluster C
A
Anxious/Fearful
- Avoidant
- Dependent
- OCD
4
Q
Paranoid PD
A
- General mistrust of others
- Feels that others are “out to get them”, avoid sharing information
- Quick to react in judgemental, attacking manners
5
Q
Schizoid PD
A
- Pervasive detachment from interpersonal relationships
- Blunted affect/emotional response
- Lack of interest/desire in relationships and/or activities (does not experience
pleasure from activities)
6
Q
Schizotypal PD
A
- Difficulty forming interpersonal relationships + cognitive/perceptual distortions and eccentric behaviours
- Ideas of reference, odd beliefs, magical thinking
- Eccentric bx or appearance
7
Q
Antisocial PD
A
- Disregard for others, lack of empathy/remorse, manipulation
- Must begin by 15 years of age (conduct disorder)
- Impulsivity
8
Q
Borderline PD
A
- Unstable self-image/identity, relationships, emotions
- Fear of abandonment, real or imagined; frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
- Impulsivity, suicidality
9
Q
Histrionic PD
A
- Excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- Needs to be the center of attention all the time
- Considers relationships to be more intimate than they are
10
Q
Narcissistic PD
A
- Grandiosity and self-importance
- Requires excessive admiration
- Entitlement and interpersonal exploitation
11
Q
Avoidant PD
A
- Avoids interpersonal relationships due to fear and feelings of inadequacy
- Hypersensitive to negative evaluation by others
- Views self as socially inept, unappealing, and inferior to others
12
Q
Dependent PD
A
- Excessive need to be taken care of
- Difficulty making every day decisions, needing reassurance/advice from
others - Submissive and clingy
13
Q
OCD PD
A
- Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental/interpersonal
control - Perfectionism interferes with task completion
- Moral, ethical, values inflexibility
