Personality disorders Flashcards
- To understand the nature and epidemiology of personality disorder
- To have an understanding of therapeutic options
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Name some cluster A personality disorders
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Personality disorders are characterised by an enduring pattern of inner experience and and behaviour that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture
This pattern is manifested in two (or more) of what areas (4)?
Cognition
Affectivity
Interpersonal functioning
Impulse control
Prominent problem in cluster A personality disorders
Safety of interpersonal relationships
Name some cluster B personality disorders (4)
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Prominent problems in cluster B personality disorders
Keeping feelings tolerable without acting
Most clinically relevant cluster B personality disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
-pervasive pattern of instability of relationships, self image, affects and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood
Name some cluster C personality disorders (less severe than cluster A + B)
Obsessive-Compulsive (Anankastic) Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Prominent problems in cluster C personality disorders
Anxiety and how it is managed (in relationships)
Treatment options for BPD (4)
Dialectic Behavioural Therapy
- Helping them manage their strong affects without harming themselves (Managing emotional distress)
- Make sense of their lives and their difficulties
Mentalisation-Based Treatment
Symptomatic Prescribing
Treating any co-occurring mental Illness
Features of histrionic personality disorder
Shallow and labile affectivity,
self-dramatisation, theatricality, egocentricity
continual seeking of appreciation, excitement and attention
Inappropriate seductiveness in appearance or behaviour
Over-concern with physical attractiveness.
Features of Anankastic personality disorder
Similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Individuals tend to become preoccupied with detail, rules, organisation and schedules.
Their perfectionism will hinder completion of a task.
They will often be pedantic, and preoccupied, so much so that this will stop enjoyment
Features of schizoid personality disorder
Emotionally cold or detached, with little interest in forming relationships.
They can be preoccupied by fantasy and will choose solitary activities
Features of paranoid personality disorder
Individuals who are highly suspicious of people and their intentions, including close family. They are often feel that they are the victims of people ‘ganging up’ or plotting against them
