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Personality Disorders Flashcards

1
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What is personality?

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Consistent characteristics that make a person who they are

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What is a personality disorder?

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Maladpative changes to personality

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What biological factor can affect personality?

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Genes

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What psychological factors can affect personality?

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Early attachment
Sibligs
Peer relationships
Trauma

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What social factors can affect personality?

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Socioeconomic status
Social media
Culture

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How many personality disorders are there?

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8

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What are the personality disorders?

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Emotionally unstable
Dissocial 
Histrionic 
Dependent
Anxious avoidant
Anankastic
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8
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How can the personality disorders be categorised?

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Mad
Bad
Sad

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What are the ‘mad’ personality disorders?

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Paranoid

Schizoid

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What are the ‘bad’ personality disorders?

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Emotionally unstable
Dissocial
Histrionic

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What are the ‘sad’ personality disorders?

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Dependent
Anxious avoidant
Anankastic

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What is paranoid PD?

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Excessive paranoia

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What are the features of paranoid PD?

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Suspicious of others

Self-reference

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What is schizoid PD?

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Withdrawal from everything

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What are the features of schizoid PD?

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Detached affect
No emotions
Absence of close friends

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What is emotionally unstable PD also known as?

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Borderline PD

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What is emotionally unstable PD?

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Tendency to act impulsively without consideration of consequences

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What are features of emotionally unstable PD?

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Mood instability
Unstable relationships
Disturbed identity
Suicidal behaviour

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What is dissocial PD?

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Disregard for social obligations

20
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What are features of dissocial PD?

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Tendency to violence
Impulsive
Remorseless

21
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What is histrionic PD?

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Shallow and labile affect and self dramatization

22
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What are the features of histrionic PD?

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Provocative behaviour
Attention seeking
Shallow/egocentric

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What is dependent PD?

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Passive reliance on other people

24
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What are the features of dependent PD?

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Reassurace required
Unable to make reasonable demands
Seeks companionship

25
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What is anxious avoidant PD?

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Feelings of tension, apprehension, insecurity and inferiorioty

26
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What are the features of anxious avoidant PD?

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Restriction of life style

Social inhibition

27
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What is anankastic PD?

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Driven by desire for perfection

28
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What are the features of anankastic PD?

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Fussy
Inflexible
Workaholic

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