Personality Disorders

Question 1

Define personality

Answer 1

Enduring patterns of thinking and behaviour that define the person and distinguish them from other people

Question 2

Define personality disorders

Answer 2

Persistent, maladaptive, and inflexible patterns of thought and behaviour that develop in adolescence or early adulthood and significantly impair an individuals ability to function

Question 3

Types of personality disorders

Answer 3

Type A weird: odd thinking and eccentric behaviour. Paranoid
Type B wild: dramatic and erratic behaviour. Antisocial, borderline
Type C worried: severe anxiety and fear. Dependent, obsessive compulsive

Question 4

Key features of the DSM5 for personality disorders

Answer 4

• distrust and suspiciousness of others
• detachments from social relationships
  Disregard for and violation of the right of others
  Social inhibition

Question 5

Maladaptive cognitions

Answer 5

‘If people get to know the real me, they will reject me’

Question 6

Personality disorder types: (6)

Answer 6

1) antisocial personality disorder
2) avoidant personality disorder
3) borderline personality disorder
4) narcissistic personality disorder
5) obsessive compulsive disorder
6) schizotypical personally disorder

Question 7

Treatments

Answer 7

Antipsychotic drugs - reduces symptoms of cluster A
Combined with psychotherapy
CBT

Question 8

Dialectical behaviour therapy

Answer 8

Developed for BPD originally
Emotion- focused treatment
Based on the principle of dialects
Primary goal: enhance quality of life by reducing reliance on ineffective actions stemming from dysregulated emotions