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PERSONALITY DISORDERS Flashcards

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What is a personality disorder?

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A pattern of thought, emotion and behaviour, stable through time and space, that causes distress and is different to that person’s culture/not explained by other condition

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Which areas are affected by personality disorders?

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  • cognition (thinking)
  • affectivity (emotion)
  • interpersonal function
  • impulse control
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What qualities do cluster A personality disorders have?

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MAD: odd and eccentric

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Which 3 subtypes of cluster A exist?

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Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal

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Describe someone with a paranoid PD

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a person who believes in conspiracy theories. Exhibits distrust and suspiciousness. they overreact to perceived slights and bear grudges.

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Describe someone with schizoid PD

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“willy wonka” loner, can’t express emotion, few things give them pleasure, rich imagination

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Describe someone with schizotypal PD

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Odd beliefs, behaviour and speech. Ideas of reference, unusual perceptions and paranoia.

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What qualities do cluster B personality disorders have?

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BAD: dramatic and emotional

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Which subtypes of cluster B exist?

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antisocial

borderline

histrionic

narcisistic

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Describe someone with antisocial PD

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superficially charming person who is deceitful, irritable and aggressive. They are reckless and disregard others.

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Describe someone with borderline PD

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unstable person (in terms of relationships, self-image and emotion) who is impulsive and angry. Fear abandonment. Can have paranoid/severe dissociation at times.

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Describe someone with histrionic PD

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sexually inappropriate, attention-seeking, shallow, suggestible

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Describe someone with narcissistic PD

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grandiose sense of self-importance, envious, arrogant, entitled, takes advantage of others

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What qualities do cluster C personality disorders have?

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SAD: anxious and avoidant

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Which subtypes of cluster C exist?

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avoidant dependent obsessive-compulsive

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Describe someone with avoidant PD

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socially inhibited, feel inadequate, avoid activity

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Describe someone with dependent PD

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cannot make everyday decisions, clinging behaviour, fears being left

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Describe someone with obsessive-compulsive PD

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reassured by compulsions, occupied with orderliness, rigid, stubborn, hoarder

19
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treat borderline personality disorder

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DBT (dialectical behavioural therapy)

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treat antisocial personality disorder

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group CBT

NMF: Psychiatry (10 decks)

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