Personality Disorders Flashcards

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Paranoid Personality

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non-delusional paranoia; unjustified doubts; quick reactions of anger; holding grudges; unjustified questions of partner re: infidelity

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Schizoid Personality

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detachment from social relationships; preference for being alone; restricted range of affect/flat affect; emotionally cold; lack of close friends; no desire for relationships; indifference to opinion of others

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Schizotypal Personality

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inappropriate or constricted affect; irrational beliefs; magical thinking; ideas of reference; extreme social anxiety; eccentric appearance; paranoid ideation

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Histrionic Personality

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constant demand for approval/praise; discomfort not being center of attention; exaggerated emotion; sexual seductiveness; content of speech lacking detail; rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotion; view themselves as glamorous and impressive

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Narcissistic Personality

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sense of entitlement; using others for personal gain; grandiosity; belief that they are special; need for excessive admiration; lack of empathy; envious of others; arrogance

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Borderline Personality

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unstable relationships; alternation between idealization and devaluation; feeling of emptiness; suicidal threats/self-mutilating behaviors; mood reactivity; angry outburst followed by shame; impulsivity that is self-damaging; avoidance of abandonment

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Antisocial Personality

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frequent physical fights/assaults; irresponsibility; deceitfulness; reckless disregard for safety; impulsive behavior; lack of remorse

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Avoidant Personality

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fear of being ridiculed; social inhibition; poor self-image; preoccupation with being criticized or rejected in social situations; avoidance of new activities; restraint in intimate relationships; desire for social relationships; feeling of loneliness

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Dependent Personality

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need for excessive advice/reassurance; difficulty doing things independently; lack of self-confidence; feeling helpless; moving from one relationship to the next; difficulty disagreeing; need for approval

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

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preoccupation with details/rules/lists; perfectionism; stubbornness; insistence to do things ‘their way’; reluctance to delegate; difficulty throwing things out

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