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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What is a personality disorder?

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Enduring patterns of behavior which manifest themselves as inflexible responses to a broad range of personal and social situations.

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What is the pathology of a personality disorders?

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Developmental conditions that appear in childhood or adolescence and continue into adult life.

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What is a personality disorder not?

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Not a personality change.

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What is a personality change?

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This occurs in adult life due to severe or prolonged stress, extreme environmental deprivation, serious psychiatric disorder or brain injury or disease.

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What are the categories of personality disorder?

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Cluster A (eccentric)
Cluster B (dramatic)
Cluster C (anxious)
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What conditions are included in the Cluster A (eccentric) category?

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Paranoid

Schizoid

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What are the symptoms of Cluster A Paranoid?

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Suspicion and distrust of others
Sensitivity to criticism 
Bears grudges 
Self-importance
Beginning early adulthood
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What are the symptoms of Cluster A Schizoid?

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Emotionally cold and detached
Introspective
Social isolation
Lack of joie de vivre 
Beginning early adulthood
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How do you treat Cluster A (eccentric) personality disorders?

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Low dose antipsychotics

Social interventions

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What should you NOT give to someone with Cluster A (eccentric) personality disorders?

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Psychotherapy

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What are some general features of Cluster A (eccentric) personality disorders?

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Aloof or suspicious, solitary

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What are some general features of Cluster B (dramatic) personality disorders?

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Emotionally labile and intense

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What conditions are included in the Cluster B (dramatic) category?

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Dissocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic

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What is another term for dissocial personality disorder?

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Psychopathic/antisocial

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What are some symptoms of a dissocial personality disorder?

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Callous 
Unstable, transient relationships
Low frustration threshold 
Irritable and impulsive 
Failure to learn from experience
Failure to accept responsibility 
Lack of guilt
Tend to be young men 
Disregard and violation of the rights of others
Often starts around 15 years
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What is another term for borderline personality disorder?

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Emotionally unstablity

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What are some symptoms of borderline personality disorder?

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Multiple, turbulent relationships
Impulsivity 
Recurrent emotional crises
Variable intense mood
Stress-related psychotic-like symptoms
Tend to be young women
Early adulthood
Following OD or self-harm
Depressive symptoms +/- suicidal ideation
Associated with childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, bulimia nervosa
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What are some symptoms of Histrionic personality disorder?

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Exaggerated theatrical displays of emotion attention seeking
Vain
Suggestible 
Shallow, labile mood
Crushes and fads
Early adulthood
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What are some symptom of Narcissistic personality disorder?

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Grandiose self-importance
 Exaggerates achievements and abilities
 Exploits others
 Arrogant
Expects special praise and respect
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What are some general descriptions of Cluster C (anxious) category?

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Timid, dependent and low self esteem.

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What conditions are part of Cluster C (anxious) personality disorders?

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Anankastic
Anxious
Dependent

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What is an anankastic personality disorder?

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Obsessional/OC

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What are some symptoms of an anankastic personality disorder?

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Excessive orderliness
Preoccupation with detail 
Inflexible and dogmatic 
 Humourless
 Early adulthood
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What is an anxious personality disorder typified by?

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Avoidance

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What are some symptoms of an anxious personality disorder?

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Persistent tense and apprehensive feelings
Avoid personal contact
Fear of criticism or rejection
Early adulthood

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What are some symptoms of a dependent personality disorder?

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Encourage others to make decisions
Excessive need to be taken care of
Early adulthood

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How do you treat personality disorder?

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Treat co-existing psychiatric disorders

Can improve over time of own accord

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