Personality Disorders Flashcards
Antisocial PD
Pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others.
Need evidence of conduct disorder with onset before 15 yoa.
Need at least 3/7 symptoms.
Antisocial PD Symptoms
1) Repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
2) Impulsivity
3) Deceitfulness
4) Consistent irresponsibility
5) Aggressiveness resulting in assaults
6) Reckless disregard for safety
7) Lack of remorse
Borderline PD
Pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affect, and marked impulsivity.
5/9 symptoms.
Borderline PD Symptoms
1) Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
2) Unstable interpersonal relationships
3) Self-damaging impulsivity in at least 2 areas (not suicidal/NSSI)
4) Parasuicidal or suicidal behavior
5) Identity disturbance
6) Affective instability
7) Chronic emptiness
8) Anger
9) Transient paranoia or dissociation
Histrionic PD
Pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking
5/8 symptoms
Histrionic PD symptoms
1) Uncomfortable when not center of attention
2) Seductive or provocative behavior
3) Shifting and shallow emotions
4) Uses appearance to draw attention
5) Impressionistic and vague speech
6) Dramatic or exaggerated emotions
7) Suggestible
8) Considers relationships more intimate than they are
Narcissistic PD
Pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy
5/9 symptoms
Narcissistic PD symptoms
1) Grandiose sense of self-importance
2) Preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success
3) High-status understanding
4) Requires excessive admiration
5) Entitlement
6) Exploitative
7) Lacks empathy
8) Envious
9) Arrogant behaviors or attitudes
Cluster B
Erratic, emotional, dramatic
Cluster A
Odd or eccentric
Paranoid PD
Pervasive pattern of suspiciousness and distrust of others and perceived malevolent intentions
4/7 symptoms
Paranoid PD symptoms
1) Suspects exploitation or harm
2) Preoccupied with doubts
3) Reluctant to confide
4) Reads hidden meanings
5) Persistently bears grudges
6) Perceives character attacks
7) Suspects infidelity
Schizoid PD
Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings
4/7 symptoms
Schizoid PD symptoms
1) Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships
2) Chooses solitary activities
3) Little interest in sexual experiences with others
4) Takes pleasure in few activities
5) Lacks close friends and confidents
6) Appears indifferent to praise or concern
7) Shows emotional coldness or detachment
Schizotypal PD
Pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships and by cognitive or perceptual distortions or eccentricities
5/9 symptoms
Schizotypal PD Symptoms
1) Ideas of reference
2) Odd beliefs or magical thinking
3) Unusual perceptual experiences
4) Odd thinking and speech
5) Suspiciousness or paranoia
6) Inappropriate or constricted affect
7) Odd or eccentric appearance or behavior
8) Lacks close friends and confidents
9) Excessive social anxiety
Cluster C
Anxious or fearful
Dependent PD
Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation
5/8 symptoms
Dependent PD Symptoms
1) Struggles to make everyday decisions w/o assurance
2) Needs others to assume responsibility
3) Struggles to disagree
4) Struggles to initiate
5) Excessive lengths to obtain support
6) Feels helpless when alone
7) Urgently seeks relationships
8) Preoccupied with fears of being alone
Avoidant PD
Pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluations
4/7 Symptoms
Avoidant PD Symptoms
1) Avoids occupational activities involving interpersonal contact
2) Needs assurance before getting involved with other people
3) Fear of being shamed limits intimate relationships
4) Preoccupied with criticism in social situations
5) Inadequacy inhibits interpersonal situations
6) Negative self-perception
7) Reluctant to take risks
Obsessive Compulsive PD
Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency
4/8 Symptoms
Obsessive Compulsive PD Symptoms
1) Preoccupation with order interferes with the point of the activity
2) Perfectionism interferes with task completion
3) Devoted to work at the expense of friendships
4) Scrupulosity - strict, high moral standards (too high)
5) Unable to discard worn-out objects
6) Reluctant to give up control of tasks
7) Miserly - hard to spend money on self/others
8) Rigidity - need to be right, not change position
