Personality Disorders Flashcards
Personality Disorders
Longstanding, maladaptive thought and behavior patterns that are troublesome to others, harmful, or illegal
Impair people’s social functioning, individuals do not experience anxiety, depression, or delusions
Cluster A Personality Disorders
Weird” | Odd or Eccentric Behaviors often Seen in Schizophrenia
Paranoid Personality Disorder “Accustory”
Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness about other people’s motives, individual thinks that others are out to threaten, betray, exploit, or harm
Do not normally confide in other people and frequently misread others
Schizoid Personality Disorder “Aloof”
Characterized by persistent avoidance of social relationships and little expression of emotion
Genuinely prefer to be alone, no effort to start or keep relationships
Withdrawn behavior, considered “cold” (more common in males)
Schizotypal Personality Disorder “Awkward”
Characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, very odd patterns of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities
Patients usually experience distorted thinking and avoid intimacy
Cluster B Personality Disorders
“Wild” | Dramatic, Emotional or Erratic Behavior
Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD)
Characterized by a general pattern of disregard for and violation of other people’s rights (closely linked to criminal behavior)
Used to be called sociopaths or psychopaths
Violate other people’s rights without guilt or remorse
Manipulative, exploitive, self-indulgent, irresponsible (more common in males)
Borderline Personality Disorder
Characterized by repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood and by impulsive behavior
Unpredictable and prone to boredom (more common in females)
Always in conflict with the world around them, suicidal threats and actions are also common
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality (dramatic) and attention seeking
Tend to overreact and be egocentric (more common in females)
Exaggerate physical illnesses, depth of their relationships
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Characterized by a proad pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy
Unrealistically self-important, manipulative, can’t take criticism, expects special treatment (more common in males)
Cluster C Personality Disorders
“Worried” | Anxious or Fearful Behavior
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Characterized by consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation/potential rejection, humanilitation
Dependant Personality Disorder
Characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of
Excessively lacking in self-confidence, subordinates own needs and allows others to make all decisions (more common in females)
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Characterized by an intense focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control that the person loses flexibility, openness, and efficiency
Preoccupied with rules, schedules, details and extremely conventional
