Personality Disorders Flashcards
How many adults have personality disorders?
1 in 25 adults
Self harm stats?
87% emotional abuse
70% early sexual abuse
51% early violent abuse
When does it develop
Adolescent
What areas are personality disorders present in?
Cognition
Emotions
Relationships
Impulse control
What is paranoid pd?
Shun close relationships
Expect hurt
Can’t trust people
People who have borderline personality disorder think?
Not sure who they are
Feel abandoned
Pain is so intense they want to escape
What is narcissistic pd?
Pervasive fantasies
Success in beauty or remarkable talent
What is schizotypal pd?
Think others are talking about them
What is histrionic pd?
Live in dramatic and constant pursuit of attention
What is borderline pd?
Most frequently diagnosed
Uncertainty about themself
What is antisocial pd?
Neuronal hypersensitivity in the limbo system causing impulsive aggressive and egocentric behaviour
Avoidant pd?
So scared of being rejected they dot give anyone the opertunity to reject them
What is dependant pd?
Rely on others to make small decisions
