Personality Disorders Flashcards
what is repetition compulsion?
- ppl who have personality disorders will have more repetition compulsion
- describes the pattern whereby people endlessly repeat patterns of behaviour which were difficult or distressing in earlier life.”
What are Wilhelm Reich’s four main character types?
- hysterical
- narcissistic
- compulsive
- masochistic
In DSM-V definition of personality disorders, what are the 3 clusters and what those clusters include.
Cluster A: psychotic like: paranoid, schizoid, shizotypal
Cluster B: behavioral: anti-social, histrionic, narcissistic, borderline
Cluster C: anxious: avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
In cluster A, there are paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders. Describe paranoid PD
- a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by adulthood
- does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or other psychotic diorders
In cluster A, there are paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders. Describe schizoid PD.
- a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions
- doesn’t show much emotion; overlap w/ autism
- does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or other psychotic diorders
In cluster A, there are paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders. Describe schizotypal PD.
- a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits marked by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior
- just an “odd” person
- does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or other psychotic diorders
In cluster B, there are antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders. Describe antisocial
- pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years
- evidence of a conduct disorder w/ onset before age 15
- behavior is not exclusively during schizophrenia or a manic episode
In cluster B, there are antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders. Describe histrionic
-pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attn seeking, beginning by early adulthood, such as sexually seductive or provocative behavior, self-dramatization, theatricality, exaggerated emotional expression, easily influence by others, considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are
In cluster B, there are antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders. Describe narcissistic
- pervasive pattern of grandiosity beginning by early adulthood
- need for admiration
- lack of empathy
- sense of entitlement
when ppl shame them, they can get violent (maybe even more violent than ppl with anti-social pd)
In cluster B, there are antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders. Describe borderline personality
-pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood.
-need 5/9 symptoms:
1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
2. unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, alternating idealization and devaluation
3. persistently unstable self-image or sense of self
4. impulsivity that is potentially self-damaging
5 recurrent suicidal behavior or threat or self-mutilation
6. mood lability and reactivity
7. frequent or intense anger outbursts
8. chronic feelings of emptiness
9. transient paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms
In cluster C of personality disorders, there are avoidant, obsessive compulsive and dependent. THESE ARE NOT ANXIETY DISORDERS; just anxious. Describe avoidant personality disorder
pervasive pattern of social inhibition beginning by early adulthood, inhibited in social situations b/c of feelings of inadequacy, hypersensitive to criticism or rejection;like an exaggerated form of shyness
In cluster C of personality disorders, there are avoidant, obsessive compulsive and dependent. THESE ARE NOT ANXIETY DISORDERS; just anxious. Describe obsessive compulsive personality disorder
by early adulthood, have these symptoms:
- preoccupied with details, rules, lists, schedules
- perfectionism interferes w/ task completion
- excessively devoted to work and productivity
- scrupulous abt morality, ethics and values
- unable to discard worn-out objects
- micro-manages tasks
- miserly spending style
- rigid and stubborn
In cluster C of personality disorders, there are avoidant, obsessive compulsive and dependent. THESE ARE NOT ANXIETY DISORDERS; just anxious. Describe dependent personality disorder
pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of beginning by early adulthood
indecisive, submissive and clingy, difficulty expressing disagreement, lack of self-confidence, feeling of helplessness, goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others
Other models (not the DSM-V) that characterize personalities are the five-factor model and the temperament and charactor inventory. Those are done in healthy populations (e.g college students). List some traits in each model
Five-factor model
- extraversion
- neuroticism
- openness to experience
- conscientiousness
- agreeableness
Temperament and Character Inventory
- novelty seeking
- reward dependence
- harm avoidance
- persistence
