Personality Disorders Flashcards
What are personality traits?
Prominent aspects of personality and do not imply pathology.
Define Personality.
Deeply ingrained patterns of behavior, which include the way one relates to, perceives, and thinks about the environment or oneself.
What personality disorders are in Cluster A?
Paranoid personality disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder.
Schizotypal personality disorder.
What personality disorders are in Cluster B?
Antisocial personality disorder.
Borderline personality disorder.
Histrionic personality disorder.
Narcissistic personality disorder.
What personality disorders are in Cluster C?
Avoidant personality disorder.
Dependent personality disorder.
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
A pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others.
What is schizoid personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.
What is schizotypal personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15.
What is borderline personality disorder?
Recurrent suicidal behaviors, gestures, or threats, or self mutilating behavior.
What is histrionic personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
What is avoidant personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
What is dependent personality disorder?
The need for others to assume responsibility for most major areas of his or her life.
What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder?
Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
