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what is a personality

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a cluster of relatively predictable patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that is generally consistent across time, space and context

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what is the 5 factor model of personality

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OCEAN

  • openness
  • conscientiousness
  • extraversion
  • agreeableness
  • neuroticism
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according to ICD-10 what is a personality disorder

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individuals characteristics and enduring patterns of inner experiences and behaviour deviate markedly as a whole from the culturally accepted and expected range

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in what 4 ways can personality disorder manifest (will manifest in more than 1)

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cognition
affectivity
impulse control
interpersonal functioning

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what is cognition

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the way one perceives and interprets things and forms attitudes and images of self and others

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what is affectivity

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range, intensity and appropriateness of emotional arousal and response

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it is only a disorder and not a trait if it is

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pervasive
causes distress
causes impairment of functioning in most areas

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__% of the population have a PD

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10

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1 in __ of psychiatric inpatients / outpatients have a PD

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inpatients - 1/2

outpatients - 1/3

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what is Cluster A according to ICD-10

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MAD - odd and eccentric
- schizoid
- paranoid
(- schizotypal DSM V)

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what is Cluster B according to ICD-10

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BAD - emotional and dramatic
- dissocial 
- EUPD (borderline and impulsive)
- histrionic
(narcissistic - DSM V)
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what is Cluster C according to ICD-10

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SAD - anxious and avoidant

  • anxious
  • dependent
  • anankastic
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Paranoid PD is part of what cluster

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describe paranoid PD

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4 of:

  • tendency to bear grudges
  • self importance
  • conspiracy theories
  • suspicious / miscontrues actions of others
  • suspicious of partner without reason
  • sensitive to set backs
  • personal rights
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Schizoid PD is part of what cluster

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describe schizoid PD

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4 of:

  • few if any activities give them pleasure
  • emotional coldness/detachment/flattened affectivity
  • limited ability to express warm feelings to others, or anger
  • almost always chooses solitary activity
  • preoccupation with fantasy/introspection
  • neither has nor desires any close relations (may have 1)
  • disregard for prevailing social norms
  • no desire to have sexual relations with another person
  • indifferent to praise or criticism of others
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what is the 3rd PD that DSM V includes in cluster A but ICD-10 doesn’t

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schizotypal

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who is an example of a schizotypal PD

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willy wonka

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describe a schizotypal PD

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5 of:

  • odd beliefs or magical thinking
  • odd speech and thinking
  • lack of close friends
  • eccentric/strange/peculiar behaviour or appearance
  • social anxiety
  • inappropriate or constricted affect
  • ideas of reference (not delusions)
  • unusual perceptual experiences
  • suspicious or paranoid ideation
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is dissocial PD the same as psychopathy

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no

21
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what is psychopathy

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set of deficits in emotional and cognitive functioning

22
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60-80% of male prisoners will have ____ but only 15% _____

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DPD

only 15% will be psychopaths

23
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what cluster is dissocial/antisocial PD in

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cluster B - BAD

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describe dissocial PD

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3 of:

  • callous unconcern for feelings of others
  • irresponsible and disregard for social norms/rules
  • difficulty maintaining enduring relationships but no difficulty establishing them
  • incapacity to feel guilt or to benefit from adverse experience in particular punishment
  • low tolerance to frustration and low threshold for violence
  • proneness to blame others
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what are the 2 types of emotionally unstable PD

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impulsive and borderline

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describe impulsive EUPD

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3 of:

  • act unexpectedly without consideration of the consequences
  • quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others especially if impulsive acts are criticised
  • outbursts of anger/violence
  • unstable mood
  • inability to maintain course of action that offers no immediate reward
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what predisposes to EUPD

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adverse childhood experience

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describe borderline EUPD

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plus 2 of:

  • disturbances in and uncertainty about self image, aims and internal preferences (including sexuality)
  • intense and unstable relationships leading to emotional crisis
  • excessive efforts to avoid abandonment
  • recurrent threats or acts of self harm
  • chronic feeling of emptiness
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what cluster is histrionic PD part of

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cluster B

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describe histrionic PD

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4 of:

  • suggestible
  • inappropriately seductive in appearance or behaviour
  • overly concerned with physical attractiveness
  • continually seeks excitement and activities in which they are the centre of attention
  • shallow/labile affectivity
  • self-dramatisation, theatricality or exaggerated expression of emotions
31
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what character in a movie has a histrionic PD

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regina george

32
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what is the PD that DSM-V includes in cluster 2

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Narcissistic PD

33
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what character has a narcissistic PD

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walter white

hitler

34
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describe narcissistic PD

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5 of:

  • grandiose logic of self importance
  • fixation with idea of infinite success
  • think they are exceptional/extraordinary
  • desire for unwarranted admiration
  • interpersonally oppressive behaviours
  • sense of entitlement
  • no form of empathy
  • resentment of others or conviction that others resent them
  • egotistical and conceited behaviours
35
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what cluster is anankastic PD in

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cluster C - SAD

36
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what is the DSM-V name for anankastic PD

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OCPD

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describe anankastic PD

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5 of:

  • feelings of excessive doubt and caution
  • preoccupation with details
  • perfectionism that interferes with task completion
  • excessive conscientiousness and scruptulousness
  • undue preoccupation with productivity to exclusion of pleasure and relationships
  • excessive pedantry and adherence to social conventions
  • rigidity and stubbornness
  • unreasonable expectation for others to submit to their way of doing things / unreasonable reluctance to allow others to do things
38
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what character has anankastic PD

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monica

39
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what cluster is anxious PD in

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C - SAD

40
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describe anxious PD

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4 of

  • persistent feelings of tension/apprehension
  • belief that they are socially inept/inferior to others
  • excessive preoccupation about being criticised/rejected in social situations
  • unwillingness to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
  • restrictions to lifestyle because of need of security
  • avoidance of social or occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact because of fear of criticism
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describe dependent PD

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4 of:

  • allowing others to make most of important life decisions
  • subordination of own needs to those of others and undue compliance with their wishes
  • unwillingness to make even reasonable demands on person they depend on
  • feeling uncomfortable and helpless when alone
  • fears of being left to take care of themselves
  • limited capacity to make decisions without excessive advice
42
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what should the focus of treatment of personality disorders be

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comorbid conditions

43
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is pharmacological management indicated in PDs

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no

44
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difficulties with impulse control

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SSRI

45
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affective dysregulation

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SSRI or mirtazapine

46
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cognitive perceptual symptoms

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low dose antipsychotic

47
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what are some non-pharmacological managements for EUPD

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  • dialectal behavioural therapy for 6-12 months
  • mentalisation based therapy
  • STEPPS
48
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what is a psychological intervention for DPD

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group based CBT

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