Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What is a personality disorder?

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An enduring pattern of inner experience and outward behaviour that is pervasive and inflexible and devaites from cultural norms.

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Describe paranoid PD

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Anger
Jealous
Suspicious and egoistical
Grudge bearing
Conflict
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Describe Schizoid PD

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Cold 
Detached
Complex fantasies 
Aloof 
Loner
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Describe Antisocial PD

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Cold
Callous
Disrespect for culture norms
Lack of Empathy
Agressive behaviour and rule breaking
Relationships for utility only
High criminality
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Describe Avoidant PD

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Anxious
Fearful
Severe fear of failure and criticism
Socially withdrawn

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Describe Dependent PD

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Anxious
Fear of isolation and abandonment
Constantly seeking care
Can be controlling
Submissive
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Describe Ankastic PD

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OCD
Rigidity of thinking
Perfectionism
Excessive cleanliness
Loves rules
Objectively high standards
Hoarding
Emotional coldness
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Describe Borderline PD

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Fear of abandonment
Unstable relationships
Uncertain self image
Impulsive behaviour
Self Injuring
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What is Histrionic PD?

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Shallow
Attention seeking
Dramatic
Manipulative
Desperate behaviour
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