Personality Disorders Flashcards
Cluster A personality disorders?
Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD
What is the enduring characteristic/trait of Cluster A personality disorders?
Thought disorder, schizophrenia
Cluster B personality disorders?
Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD
What is the enduring characteristic/trait of Cluster B personality disorders?
dramatic, emotional and or erratic behaviour characterises all of them
Cluster C Personality disorders?
Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive-Compulsive PD
What is the enduring characteristic/trait of Cluster C personality disorders?
Grouped together, because fear underlies the behaviours that characterise all of them
what is a personality disorder?
An enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from the expectations of an individuals culture.
mnemonic for histronic?
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