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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What is a personality disorder?

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A pattern of experience and behavior that deviates significantly from normal expectations

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What are the criteria that need to be met to diagnose a personality disorder?

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Pattern of behavior must be inflexible and pervasive, lead to clinically significant distress or impairment, and be stable with a long duration

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What are Cluster A personality disorders?

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Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal

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What are the general characteristics of Cluster A disorders?

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Odd & eccentric

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What is characteristic of paranoid personality disorder?

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Distrust, suspiciousness, jealousy, blames others, critical

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What are the risk factors for developing paranoid personality disorder?

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People who were the objects of excessive rage and humiliation

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What is the treatment for paranoid personality disorder?

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Psychotherapy, antianxiety medication, and antipsychotic medication

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What is characteristic of schizoid personality disorder?

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Inability to form close personal relationships, social isolation, flat & dull affect

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What are the risk factors for schizoid?

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Raised in a cold and neglectful atmosphere & family history of schizo disorders

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What is the treatment for schizoid personality disorder?

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Antidepressant (Bupropion) to increase pleasure in life
Risperidone and Olanzapine to improve flattened emotions

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What is characteristic of schizotypal disorder?

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Magical thinking, odd speech patterns, illusions

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What are the risk factors for schizotypal disorder?

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Genetics & structural abnormalities in the brain

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What is the treatment for schizotypal personality disorder?

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No specific medications, psychotherapy, & group therapy

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What is the major difference between schizotypal disorder and schizophrenia?

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People with schizotypal disorder can be made aware of their misinterpretations of reality

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What Cluster of personality disorders is found predominantly in men?

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Cluster A

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What are Cluster B personality disorders?

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Borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, and antisocial

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What are the general characteristics of Cluster B disorders?

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Dramatic, erratic & emotional

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What Cluster of personality disorder is found predominantly in women?

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Cluster B

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What are the risk factors for borderline personality disorder?

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Disruption of the normal separation-individuation of the child from the mother

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What is characteristic of borderline personality disorder?

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Chronic depression, splitting, inability to be alone, self-destructive, & impulsivity

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How should a nurse assess a patient for possible borderline disorder?

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Assess for: suicidal/homicidal thoughts, another medical or psychiatric disorder, personality functioning, recent loss, change in personality in middle adulthood or later

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What is the treatment for borderline personality disorder?

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Naltrexone
Anticonvulsant mood-stabilizing medication, low dose antipsychotics, and Omega-3 supplement

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What are the risk factors for histrionic personality disorder?

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3-5 year old being overly attached to opposite sex parent

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What is characteristic of histrionic personality disorder?

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Attention seeking, exaggerated expression of emotions, & constantly seeking approval

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What are the risk factors for antisocial personality disorder?

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History of abuse & neglect, genetically linked to trait of aggressive-disregard

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What is characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?

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Can appear normal, manipulative, high-risk taking, absence of empathy or guilt

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What are the risk factors for narcissistic personality disorder?

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Childhood neglect and criticism

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What is characteristic of narcissistic personality disorder?

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Self-importance, sense of entitlement, believes they are special, arrogance

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What are Cluster C personality disorders?

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Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive

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What are the general characteristics of Cluster C personality disorders?

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Anxious and fearful

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What is characteristic of avoidant disorder?

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Reluctance to engage in unfamiliar activities, feelings of inferiority

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What is characteristic of dependent disorder?

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High need to be taken care of, fear of separation, lack of self-confidence

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What is characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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Perfectionism, difficulty expressing emotions, excessive devotion to work, judgmental

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What is the treatment for OCD?

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Fluoxetine (Prozac)

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