personality disorders Flashcards
personality traits =
established patterns in thinking involving environment and self
antisocial
no loyalty to/concern for others, without morals/standards acts to impulses cannot tolerate frustration and blames others when they are at fault
borderline
instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self involvement with rejection of people frantic efforts made to avoid real abandonment
histrionic
emotional attention seeking immature dependent irrational outbursts tantrums angry feelings about the world
narcissistic
grandiose sense of self importance or uniqueness and preoccupation with fantasies of success and power . interest in self with lack of empathy for others
paranoid
suspicious/mistrustful of other people not to a psychotic or delusional degree jealous concerned with hidden motives quick to take offense
schizoid
emotionally cold indifferent to praise or criticism or feelings of others few friends rarely experience strong emotions