Personality Disorders Flashcards
What is personality defined as
Emotional and behavioral characteristics that are particular to a specific person, and that remain somewhat stable and predictable overtime
What is the definition of personality traits?
Define as characteristics with which an individual is born or develops early in life
They influenced the way people perceive and relate to the environment and are quite stable overtime
Define personality disorders
Occurs when these traits deviate from the expectations of the individuals culture become rigid and flexible contribute to male adaptive patterns of behavior or impairment or functioning, and lead to distress 
How many types of personality disorders are identified in the DSM five
10
 what are the most common symptoms occurring in personality disorders?
Impairment and interpersonal relationship functions, and dysfunctions in the cognition,affect, an impulse control
What are the three clusters that classify personality disorders, according to descriptions of personality traits?
Cluster a behaviors described as odd or eccentric
Cluster B behaviors described as dramatic, emotional or erratic
Cluster C behaviors described as anxious or fearful
What personality disorder go into cluster a
Cluster a behaviors described as odd or eccentric
Paranoid, personality disorder
Schizoid, personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
What personality disorders classify in cluster B
Cluster bee behaviors described as dramatic, emotional or erratic
Antisocial, personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic, personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
What personality disorders classify under cluster C
Cluster C behaviors described as anxious or fearful
Avoidant, personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Obsessive, compulsive, personality disorder
What is the definition of paranoid personality disorder?
A pattern of persuasive mistrust in suspiciousness of others and misinterpretation of others motives as malviolent
What are some characteristics of someone with paranoid personality disorder?
Constantly on guard
Hyper vigilant
Ready for any real or imagined threat
Irritable
Holds grudges
Oversensitive and misinterpret things
 they do not accept responsibility for their behaviors

How does someone with a paranoid personality disorder interact with others
Hard exterior
Become immune or insensitive to feelings of others
Avoid interactions
Feel like people are plotting against them
Trust, no one
Envious and hostile to those of higher success
Anticipate humiliation and betrayal
Why would a person with paranoid personality disorder, have an outburst in aggression and violence
The desire for appraisal and fiction is so intense that a possible loss of control will result in aggression and violence
Outburst are usually brief
How do you get paranoid personality disorder?
History of childhood trauma, including neglect
Subjected parental harassment
Learn to perceive world is harsh and unkind
What is the pneumonic for paranoid personality disorder
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GRUDGES HELD FOR LONG PERIODS
Exploitation expected
Trust worthiness of others doubted
Fidelity of sexual partner questioned
Attack on characters are perceived
Confides and others rarely, if at all
Threatening meaning read into event
What is the definition of schizoid personality disorder?
Characterized primarily by a profound deficient in the ability to form personal relationships
Display a lifelong pattern of social withdrawal, and their discomfort with human interaction as apparent
What are some characteristics of someone with schizoid personality disorder?
Appear cold aloof, and indifferent to others
Engage in solitary activities, more with animals than people
Prefer work and isolation
Unsociable, Little need or desire for emotional ties
How is someone with schizoid personality disorder perceived by others
Shy, anxious, or uneasy
Inappropriately serious about everything
Unable to experience pleasure,
Want nothing to do with others 
How was the childhood of someone with schizoid personality disorder described?
We cold and lacking empathy and nurturing
What is the pneumonic for schizoid personality disorder?
Sir safe
Solitary lifestyle
Indifferent to praise or criticism
Relationships of no interest
Sexual experiences not of interest
Activities not enjoyed
Friends lacking
Emotionally, cold, and detached
What is the definition of schizotypal personality disorder?
Latent schizophrenics
Behavior is odd in eccentric, but does not decompensate to the level of schizophrenia
Significant peculiarities, and thinking behavior and appearance
What are some characteristics of someone with schizotypal personality disorder?
Aloof and isolated and behave in a bland and apathetic manner
Magical, thinking ideas of reference illusions depersonalization are a part of their everyday world
Speech pattern is sometimes bizarre
Can’t orient thoughts logically 
Under stress or social anxiety what happens to someone someone with schizotypal personality disorder
Under stress individuals may decompensate and demonstrates psychotic symptoms such as delusional, thoughts, hallucinations, or bizarre behaviors
Social anxiety is persuasive, and includes paranoid fears
How do people perceive someone with schizotypal disorder
Like they are living in their own world
Talk to themselves
Affect, bland or inappropriate, such as laughing at their own problems