Personality Disorders Flashcards
Psychiatry and Psychology ethics prelude mental health therapists from proposing diagnostic statements to the public about the mental wellbeing of a public figure they have not met or directly assessed.
The Goldwater Rule
A psychological construct related to a compendium of thoughts, actions, feelings.
The thoughts, actions, and feelings are characteristic of individuals, an can differentiate them from others.
Personality
Personality develops over time as a consequence of the interaction between _______, _______, and environment.
character + temperament + environment = personality
Inflexible personality patterns that deviate significantly from expectations of culture and society in various ways and cause distress and impairment.
Personality disorders
Enduring pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaviour, that is relatively stable over time
personality
Conscious and subconscious theory
psychodynamic
behaviour is learned and responses can be met with reward or consequence
behaviourist
emphasis on importance of environment in shaping learned behaviour (EXCLUDES biological aspects)
environment + internal thoughts
social cognitive theory
focus on identifying strengths of individual and helping them build on those strengths - idea that humans strive for personal growth and fulfillment (not the best for treating personality disorders though)
humanistic personality theory
OCEAN
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism (Negative emotionality)
(H)EXACO =
OCEAN + honesty & humility
Cluster A Personality Disorders or __________ (2) personality disorders (3):
odd-eccentric personality disorders
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Cluster B or ________ (2) personality disorders (4):
Dramatic-Emotional personality disorders: Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Cluster C personality disorders or ________ (2) personality disorders (3):
Anxious-fearful personality disorders
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive Compulsive
The idea that personality disorders can border in between clusters or not just have one sole personality disorder shows that they are __________.
multidimensional
(no wonder I wondered I thought I had histrionic on top of bpd for a bit too!)
Personality disorders are typically begin in late adolescence or early adulthood and are generally diagnosed if the patient is over ___ years of age.
18+
Cross over between 3 PD clusters:
impairment
Model used (not currently) to assess and diagnose personality disorders by looking at the extremes of personality traits :
Criterion A: Level of Personality Functioning
Criterion B: Pathological Personality Traits
dimensional model
Pervasive distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as malevolent - don’t confide in others bc of this and perceive attacks on their character that aren’t apparent to others.
PARANOID personality disorder
(Cluster A odd-eccentric)
Detachment and extreme disinterest from others; restricted range of emotional expression (across all relationships)
basically Jewels but if she was a human and didn’t want to interact with other humans instead of other cats
schizoid personality disorder
(Cluster A odd-eccentric)
reduced capacity and discomfort with close relationships, cognitive and perceptual disorders, magical thinking and odd beliefs and unusual perceptual experiences including bodily illusions so you got a little bit of hallucinations flying around in there
schizotypal personality disorder
(Cluster A odd-eccentric)
distrust of others:
disinterest in others:
difficulty to connect with others due to eccentricities:
distrust: paranoid
disinterest: schizoid
difficulty connecting: schizotypal
Disregard for and violation of rights of others occurring since age 15
- deceitful, apathetic, irritable, aggressive, disregard for safety
- lack of remorse and empathy
antisocial personality disorder
Instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, emotions, impulsive, fear of abandonment, no sense of self, impulsive blah blah blah so great
borderline personality disorder
