Personality Disorders Flashcards
Cluster A Personalities are described by…
They include…
Odd, Eccentric Behavior
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
Cluster B Personalities are described by….
They include…
dramatic, erratic, emotional behavior
Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic
Cluster C personalities are described by…
They include…
Anxious and Fearful Behavior
Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive Compulsive
Personality is…
an enduring pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that is uniquely recognizable in each individual
What is a personality disorder?
The fixed use of a limited set of coping mechanisms in all areas of living regardless of adaptability, the end result of which is impaired fxning
Personality disorders can cause impairment in what four areas
Cognition (perception of events, people)
Affectivity
Interpersonal Fxning
Impulse Control
Typical course of personality disorders by age
Diagnosis after age 18
Sometimes damage may diminish after age 35
Describe Paranoid Personality Disorder
Look for signs of slight Look to see who will hurt them See hidden meanings in communication bear grudges Use projection
Describe Schizoid Personality disorder
Loner
Indifferent to responses from others
Emotionally cool
Use non-goal directed fantasy
Describe Schizotypal Personality disorder
Unusual Loner Social Anxiety Odd beliefs, speech, perceptions Emotionally cool Ideas of Reference Use magical thinking
Distinguish Schizoid and Schizotypal
Schizoid – Indifferent to others, non-goal directed fantasy
Schizotypal – Social Anxiety, Magical thinking
Describe antisocial personality disorder
Deficits in conscience Defies social norms Irresponsible Heedless of harm to self or others without remorse Acting out, Rationalization Criminal Behavior
Describe borderline personality disorder
Fractured identity Anger Mood swings Self Injurious acts Intense interpersonal relationships Use Splitting, projective identification
Only way to treat borderline personality disorder
Dialectical behavioral therapy
Describe Histrionic personality disorder
Lives to convince (Dramatic, seductive, center of attention
Emotionally changeable and shallow
Preoccupied with appearance
Uses repression and conversion somatic disorder
The classic frustrated housewife with a wealthy husband thats jacked up about plastic surgery
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Describe Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Self Absorbed, Entitled, Gandiose, Exploitative
Lacks empathy for others
Uses denail, projection
Describe avoidant personality disorder.
Sensitive to rejection but interested in interaction
Sees self as socially inept
Needs high degrees of reassurance to attempt close relationships, new activities
Describe Dependent personality Disorder
Needs someone else to nurture or care for
Fearful of independent actions
Absence of anger
Denial, Repression, Identification
Describe Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Lives for structure and control Perfectionistic Emotionally constricted Needs organization, lists, details Use isolation, reaction formation, undoing
Explain the defense mechanism. Splitting.
Everything in the world is seen as all good or all bad with nothing in between.
Explain the defense mechanism. Isolation of affect.
Attempting to avoid a painful thought or feeling by objectifying and emotionally detaching oneself from the feeling.
Explain the defense mechanism. Displacement.
Channeling a feeling/thought from its actual sourece to something or someone else.
Explain the defense mechanism. Altruism.
Handling your own pain by helping others
