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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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Common Characteristics of Personality Disorders

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  • Inflexible and maladaptive response to stress.
  • Disability in working and loving.
  • Ability to evoke interpersonal conflict.
  • Capacity to get “under the skin of others”.
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Personality Disorders common co-occur with?

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depressions and anxiety

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Which theory for PD emphasizes that the child develops maladaptive responses based on modeling of reinforcement by important people in the child’s life?

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Learning Theory

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Which theory for PD emphasizes the role of beliefs and assumptions in creating emotional behavioral responses that influence experience within the family environment?

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cognitive theory

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List the defense mechanisms?

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repression, suppression, regression, undoing and splitting

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People who had parents who were excessively critical OR who role-modeled projection of anger and resentment onto an external group develop which type of PD?

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Paranoid PD

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A person who may have suffered from emotional isolation because the parents where indifferent or detached develop which type of PD?

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Schizoid PD

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A person who experienced excessively harsh discipline,

along with encouragement of depression develop which type of PD?

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Antisocial PD

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A person who experienced excessive family reinforcement of attention-seeking behaviors develop which type of PD?

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Histrionic PD

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A person whose parents may be have been neglectful or inconsistent in rewarding the child (Excessive praise for accomplishments and harsh criticism for minor mistakes) develop which type of PD?

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Narcissistic PD

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A person whose parents were overprotected develop which type of PD?

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Avoidant PD

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A person who experienced parental overprotection or excessive clinging to the child, which interfered with normal development and separation develop which type of PD?

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Dependent PD

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A person who may have copied the behavior of authoritarian parents develop which type of PD?

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Obsessive Disorders

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Psychoanalytic theory suggests patients with obsessive disorders have issues with?

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unconscious shame or guilt.

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List of Cluster A disorders?

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  • Paranoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder
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List of Cluster B disorders?

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  • Antisocial
  • Borderline
  • Histrionic
  • Narcissistic
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clinical picture of cluster A Disorders?

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  • Odd and eccentric
  • Avoid interpersonal relationships
  • seldom seek psychiatric treatment, believing firmly in their interpretation of the world
  • May be indifferent to the reactions of others to their views
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Clinical Picture of Cluster B Disorders?

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  • Dramatic or emotional.
  • seek out interpersonal relationships but they can not maintain them.*
  • They are manipulative in their interactions
  • They often display a sense of entitlement.
  • Many receive psychiatric care
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Clinical presentation of Schizoid personality disorder?

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  • Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of the family.
  • does not hinder daily functioning to the extent of schizophrenia.
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Clinical presentation of Paranoid Personality Disorder?

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  • A pervasive distrust others
  • Suspects that others are exploiting them
  • Persistently carries grudges
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Clinical presentation of Antisocial Personality Disorder:

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A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation for the rights of others occurring since age 15.

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Clinical presentation of Histrionic Personality Disorder?

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  • Attention seeking
  • Uncomfortable in situations in which self is not the center of attention.
  • Interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behaviors, disloyal
  • Rash decisions making
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Clinical Picture of Cluster C Disorders?

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  • Anxious or fearful
  • Insecure or inadequate.
  • Depending on others for reassurance
  • Isolating themselves for fear of rejection
  • They treated for anxiety related to fear of relationships or the loss of the relationship
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.Clinical presentation of Dependent Personality Disorder

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  • Needs others to resume responsibility for most major areas of life
  • Has difficulty initiating process or doing things on own
  • Feels uncomfortable or helpless when alone
  • Urgently seeks another relationships as a source of care and support
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Clinical presentations of Avoidant Personality Disorder

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  • Avoid occupational activities
  • Unwilling to get involved with people
  • Shows restraints within intimate relationships
  • Views self as socially inept, or inferior to others.
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Clinical presentations of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorders?

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  • Preoccupied with details, rules and order
  • Excessively devoted to work and productivity
  • Over conscientious
  • Shows rigidity and stubbornness
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Nursing guidelines for Schizotypal PD?

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Respects clients’ needs for social isolation.

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Nursing guidelines for Paranoid PD?

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Give clear explanations of procedures.

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Nursing guidelines for Schizoid PD?

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Perform thorough assessment to identify symptoms that the client is reluctant to discuss.

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Nursing guidelines for Borderline PD?

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  • Assess for suicide.
  • Be aware of manipulative behaviors.
  • Provide clear and consistent boundaries and limit.
    Use clear communications.
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Nursing guidelines for Antisocial PD?

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  • Set clear realistic limits.

- Treatment of substance abuse through treatment programs.

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Nursing guidelines for Narcissistic PD?

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  • Remain neutral.

- Avoid engaging in power struggling.

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Nursing guidelines for Histrionic PD?

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  • Understand seductive behavior as a response to distress.

- Keep communication and interactions professional.

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Nursing guidelines for Dependent PD?

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  • Identify and help address current stresses.
  • Try to satisfy clients needs while setting a limit.
  • Teach and role model assertiveness
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Nursing guidelines for Obsessive compulsive PD?

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  • Intellectualization, rationalization, and reaction formation are the most common defense mechanisms. Guide against power struggles.
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Nursing guidelines for Avoidant PD?

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  • A friendly, gentle, reassuring approach is the best way to treat clients.
  • Being pushed into social situations can cause extreme and severe anxiety.

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