Personality disorders Flashcards
what is the opposite of agreeableness
antagonism
opposite of conscientiousness
disinhibition
when are traits considered a personality disorder
when they cause significant distress, social impairment, and or occupational impairment
what re the 10 personality disorders listed in the DSM?
- antisocial
- avoidant
- borderline
- dependent
- histrionic
- narcissistic
- obsessive-compulsive
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
define OSPD and UPD
other specified personality disorder (those not included in the 10 in the DSM) and unspecified personality disorder
define avoidant
pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
- introversion and nuroticism
define dependant
pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.
- combo of neuroticism and maladaptive agreeableness
define antisocial
pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the rights of others. These behaviors may be aggressive or destructive and may involve breaking laws or rules, deceit or theft.
- antagonism and low conscientiousness
define obsessive-compulsive
pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
- maladative conscientiousness
define schizoid
detachment from social relationships, restricted range of emotions
- introversion
define borderline
- instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
- neuroticism
define histrionic
excessive emotionality and attention seeking
- maladaptive extraversion
Narcissistic
pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
- neuroticism, extraversion, antagonism, conscientiousness
Narcissistic
pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
- neuroticism, extraversion, antagonism, conscientiousness
schizotypal
- discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.
- neuroticism, introversion, antagonism
paranoid
distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.
ego-syntonic
most people are largely comfortable with their selves, with their characteristic manner of behaving, feeling, and relating to others
- makes ppl not as open to getting help
what is a personality disorder that usually does seek help? why?
borderline, lots of suffering, anxiety and depression
- avoidant
-high levels of neuroticism
t or f: 1-2% of the population meets criteria for diagnosis of personality disorder
false, 10-15%
which personality disorder has manualized and/or empirically validated treatment protocols developed?
borderline, dialectical behavioural therapy (CBT, Zen and Buddhism) and mentalization therapy
- individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and a therapist consultation team, and will typically last a full year.
______personality disorder combines the Five Factor traits of neuroticism and maladaptive agreeableness.
Histrionic.
Obsessive-compulsive.
Dependent.
Passive-aggressive.
State-trait
Dependent
Marcus is dishonest, and does not often care about the hurt or pain he causes others. Marcus may suffer from ______personality disorder.
antisocial
A structure in the brain associated with liking is the:
thalamus.
nucleus accumbens.
amygdala.
hypothalamus
nucleus accumbens.
Why are personality disorders traditionally so difficult to treat?
The disorders involve well-established behaviors that are integral to a person’s self-image
For which personality disorder has a manualized and empirically validated treatment protocol been developed?
histrionic.
paranoid.
narcissistic.
antisocial.
borderline
borderline
______best describes the expert opinion of how personality disorders arise.
- “They arise due to abuse, harsh parenting, and similar environmental factors”.
- “Nothing is known about their origins”.
- “They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”.
- “They are genetic in origin”.
- “They arise when a disorder like depression lasts too long”
“They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”
______best describes the expert opinion of how personality disorders arise.
- “They arise due to abuse, harsh parenting, and similar environmental factors”.
- “Nothing is known about their origins”.
- “They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”.
- “They are genetic in origin”.
- “They arise when a disorder like depression lasts too long”
“They likely involve genetic and environmental factors”
what are the two categories of deviant behaviour
- criminal
- binging and purging (throwing up after meals)
