personality disorders Flashcards
Cluster A schizoid personality disorder schizotypal personality disorder paranoid personality disorder The prominent problems are with the perceived safety of interpersonal relationships
1) a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment and apathy.
2) characterized by severe social anxiety, thought disorder, paranoid ideation, derealization, transient psychosis and often unconventional beliefs.
3) an unrelenting mistrust and suspicion of others, even when there is no reason to be suspicious.
cluster B personality disorders
The prominent problems are with keeping feelings tolerable without acting
narcissistic personality
borderline personality
antisocial personality
histrionic
The prominent problems relate to anxiety and how it is managed cluster C
dependent personality disorder
OCD
avoidant personality disorders
prominent problems relate to anxiety