Personality Disorders Flashcards
Cluster A =
MAD
EVIL TEDDY FROM TOY STORY 3
Distrust and suspicious of others, thinks people are malevolant (evil), bears grudges, can’t trust sexual partners
Paranoid
BATMAN
Detachment from social relationships and restricted range of expression of emotion in interpersonal setting, not in a physical/ emotional relationship, lacks close friends, alone, cold, doesn’t react to criticism
Schizoid
WILLY WONKA
Avoid social interaction because it scares them, loner, peculiar (dress funny, unusual thinking), superstitious/ believes in telepathy etc.
Schizotypal
Cluster B =
BAD
TINKERBELL
‘obsessed with peter pan, scared of abandonment, literally dies if you don’t like her’
intense and unstable interpersonal relationships (scared of rejection), poor self image, impulsive
Borderline
EVIL QUEEN IN SNOW WHITE
‘Looks to mirror for admiration, believes in grandiosity (queen), sense of entitlement to kingdom, lack of empathy - bring me her heart!’
belief of grandiosity, sense of entitlement
Narcissistic
THE GRINCH
‘Burgles houses, impulsive (decides to ruin xmas), user and conner (uses Cindy loo), irritable and aggressive’
Disregard for violation of rights of others, criminal behaviour, lie and con, irritable and aggressive, impulsive
c.f. psychopath who LACKS these things e.g. empathy, whereas antisocial act on it
Anti-social
Marilyn Monroe
Excessively emotion and attention seeking, always wants to be centre of attention, overtly sexual, reads into relationships as more than they are, theatrical voice
Histrionic
Cluster C =
SAD
EEYORE
Social inhibition, feeling inadequate, hypersensitive to negative evaluation, think they’re socially inept and don’t join in
Avoidant
SNOW WHITE
‘stepmother kicked her out then she found rabbits then she found the dwarves then she moved onto prince charming, gets animals to do all her housework, needs validation from animals “does my dress look ok?” ‘
Excessive need to be taken care of (clingy), can’t make their own decisions, tend to jump from one relationship to another, never want to be alone
Dependant
(OCD without the tics)
RABBIT FROM ALICE DISORDER
obsession with orderliness, inflexible, always need to be in control - schedule, lists etc. to the point its not productive
Obsessive Compulsive
