Personality Disorders Flashcards

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1
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describe personality disorders

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Involve thoughts, cognitive style and perceptions
moods and affects
interpersonal functioning
impulse control

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2
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describe charateristics of personality disorders

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lack empathy
annoy others
see others as the problem
inflexible
lack resilience
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3
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In order to diagnose personality disorder the personality styles must show ___________

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social and/or occupational impairment

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4
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Cluster A patients are considered _____

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odd, eccentric “weird”

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Cluster B patients are considered ________

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Dramatic/emotional “wild”

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Cluster c patients are considered _________

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Fearful/anxious “wimpy

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7
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name the personality disorders in cluster A

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

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name the personality disorders in cluster B

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Antisocial
Histrionic
Borderline
Narcissistic

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name the personality disorders in cluster C

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Dependent
obsessive compulsive
Aviodant

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10
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Describe a borderline disorder

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Unstable relationships,
self-destructive
suicidal

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Describe a obsessive compulsive disorder

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Perfectionist
Inflexible
Detail preoccupation
desire to control others

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describe a schizoid disorder

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Loner
social anxiety,
aloof
constricted affect

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Describe a schizotypal disorder

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odd
eccentric
magical thinking

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describe a dependent disorder

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Indecisive,
lacks initiative,
submissive

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Describe avoidant disorder

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easily hurt,
timid,
avoids interpersonal interaction

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Describe a histrionic disorder

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Overly emotional
sexual attention seeking
shallow
superficial

17
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________ patients tend to adhere to medical

recommendations because of fear of the consequences of non-adherence

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Cluster C (dependent, obsessive-compulsive, avoidant)

18
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Physician Reactions stirred by the patient are referred to as patient-generated __________.

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counter-transferences

19
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Anger/impulsive aggression, psychotic symptoms, and anxiety in Borderline Personality
Disorder can be treated with __________

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aripiprazole and olanzapine