Personality Disorders Flashcards
Paranoid personality disorder
Generalized distrust or suspiciousness of others
Often defensive and secretive
Treatment of paranoid personality disorder
Low dose antipsychotics
Schizoid personality disorder
Detached from relationships
Restricted emotions
Distant
Introverted
Treatment of schizoid personality disorder
Antidepressants
Schizotypal personality disorder
Peculiar thoughts, speech, behavior
Magical beliefs
Superstitious
Treatment of schizotypal personality disorder
Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers
Antisocial personality disorder
Disregard for and violation of others’ rights and feelings
Pathological lying
Aggression
Manipulative
Treatment of antisocial personality disorder
Therapy
Borderline personality disorder
Unstable relationships
Poor self-esteem
Lack of self control
Rapid mood changes
Impulsive
Self-injurious
Treatment of borderline personality disorder
Mood stabilizers and antipsychotics
Therapy
- Rosh says dialectical therapy in particular
Histrionic personality disorder
Superficial
Draws attention to oneself
Controls others
Very concerned with physical appearance
Treatment of histrionic personality disorder
Therapy
MAOIs
Narcissistic personality disorder
Lack of empathy
Grandiosity
Entitled
Self-absorbed
Hypersensitive to criticism
Treatment of narcissistic personality disorder
Therapy
Avoidant personality disorder
Avoidant
Introverted
Low self-esteem
Awkward and uncomfortable
Treatment of avoidant personality disorder
SSRIs, MAOIs, and BB
Individual therapy
Dependent personality disorder
Fear of abandonment
Lack of self-confidence
Submissive
Needy and clingy
Treatment of dependent personality disorder
SSRIs
Group therapy
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Inflexible
Stubborn
Orderliness
Perfectionist
Treatment of obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Therapy
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Recurrent intrusive thoughts that cause anxiety and distress
Repetitive acts
Treatment of OCD
CBT with exposure therapy
SSRIs
Body dysmorphic disorder
Preoccupied with specific aspects of your appearance
Treatment of body dysmorphic disorder
SSRI
CBT
