Personality disorders Flashcards
How many clusters of personality disorders are there?
3
What is the emerging layout of personality disorders?
A five factor model to look at them as high and low on traits rather than distinct categories
True or false personality disorders are maladaptive and persuasive
True
If a person has one personality disorder, is it likely that they can have another personality disorder
Yes
What are overlapping symptoms in personality disorders?
 1. Mood instability
2.  anxiety
3. Perceptual disturbances not like psychosis but more judging interpretations
4. Aggression.
Describe cluster personalities
 cluster a is the odd/eccentric and they tend to be more about paranoia and beliefs where it’s cluster be is about behaviour and emotions and class to see is about anxiety
Describe the cluster a personality disorders
Paranoid personality disorder is about not trusting others and having irrational beliefs as you see others as threatening. About control.
 Schizoid personality disorder is about withdrawing from relationships as they feel they don’t need others. Lacks social anxiety and hobbies.
Schizo, tipple, personality disorder shows extreme discomfort with close relationships  which results in odd police and speech patterns, and believe that everything has a meaning. Paranoid. However deep didn’t they know it’s not true.

Explain the five factor model for personality traits
 more evidence paste, van, clinical anecdotes.  Underlay ocean. The five factors and the 30 facets related to them are associated with symptoms of personality disorders.
What are the causes of personality disorders?
 a mix of genetic and environmental factors, but usually there’s an element of trauma in borderline personality disorder
What causes dependent personality disorder?
Potentially clingy parent who continues infantilisation later in childhood
These child to poor sense of self, security and confidence 
Why are personality disorders difficult to treat?
Comorbidity with other disorders, and some personality disorders do not want to be treated, such as narcissism or antisocial personality disorder 
What treatments are used for personality disorders?
Psychosocial, psycho, education, group, therapy, pharmacology, and borderline personality disorder. There is DBT and adjunct pharmacotherapy.

Why is there a  a difficulty with clinicians treating borderline personality disorder? Does this affect their work?
 BC is hard to treat because there are long-term personality traits ingrained in the individual. however, studies have shown that although they have a stigma, it does not impact the support they give patience
