Personality Disorders Flashcards
Personality disorder - population?
NOT under the 18yo (b/c the brain is still growing and developing)
Personality disorder?
enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individuals culture and affects life
Personality disorder -before dx?
LONG TERM PATTERNS- multiple interview
EARLY adulthood
cautious of 3rd party info
Personality disorder - dx?
pattern of two or more areas: -cognition: ways of perceiving and interpreting self and others -affectivity -interpersonal fxning -impulse control pattern is INFLEIBLE and PERSVASIVE distress in life pattern is STABLE 18+yo
Personality disorder - etiology?
genetics
cultures
environmental factors: foster care, large family
Personality disorder - 3 clusters?
Cluster A, B, and C
Personality disorder - Cluster A?
paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal
Personality disorder - Cluster B?
antisocial
narcissistic
borderline
histrionic
Personality disorder - Cluster C?
avoidant
obsessive
dependent
Other specified PD and unspecified?
personality change d/ to another medical condition
PD - Paranoid personality disorder?
cluster A
Paranoid PD - dx?
4+: SUSPECT Spousal infidelity suspected Unforgiving Suspicious Perceives attacks Enemy or friend binary Confiding in other is feared Threats perceived in benign events
Paranoid PD - prevalence?
males > females
70 yr male, war veteran
hx of chronic back and knee pain (war) + fibromyalgia
emotional, psychological and physical abuse in childhood
alienated family and friends d/t lack of trust
demanding of friends and family
self sufficient and active
unable to calm down - uses drugs
paranoid PD
Paranoid PD?
blame on others
outside party feels “walking on egg shells”
suspicious
distrust
Schizoid PD?
detachment from social relationships AND restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings
Schizoid PD - dx?
4+: DISTANT Detached affect Indifferent to criticism or praise Sexual experience of little interest (sex w/self - not with others) Tasks performed solitarily Absence of close friends Neither desires nor enjoys close relations Takes pleasure in few activities
Schizoid PD - discriminating feature?
socially indifferent
lack social skills and lack of desire for sexual experiences
Schizoid PD - comorbid?
autsim
33 male
no hx of romantic relationships, only family
childhood - isolation, friendless
no motivation to seek friends, get good grades, career goals
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD?
cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior
“magical thinking”
salad words
“ODD”
Schizotypal PD - dx?
5+: ME PECULIAR Magical thinking/odd beliefs Experiences unusual perceptions Paranoid ideation Eccentric behavior or appearance Constricted/inappropriate affect Unusual thinking and speech Lack close friends Ideas off reference Anxiety in social situation Rule out psychotic disorder
Schizotypal PD - discriminating features?
eccentric
how they cope w/ stress
31 female
OCD sx to pandas
magical and eccentric thinking in childhood
no hx of pervasive developmental disorders
lives alone
wars specific articles of clothing to act as “barrier” to others in public
rich and detailed fantasy life
Schizotypal PD
Antisocial PD?
pervasive pattern of disregard of AND violation of the rights of others
MUST have CONDUCT DISORDER @ 15 yo - but must be 18yo
Conduct disorders @ 16yo?
OTHER specific
Antisocial PD -dx?
3+: CORRUPT Conformity to law is lacking Obligations ignored Reckless disregard for safety of self or others Remorseless underhanded Planning insufficient (impulsive) Temper
Antisocial PD - discriminating features?
disagreeable callous deceitful lack empathy selfish
Antisocial PD - prevalence?
male > female