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Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What is a personality disorder?

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Pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from the individual’s normal culture

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What are the 4 main aspects that are affected in personality disorder?

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Cognition
Emotions
Impulse control
Interpersonal functioning

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How is personality disorder distinguished from a trait?

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Disorder is pervasive and causes distress/impairment of functioning
e.g. being a little shy sometimes isn’t a disorder

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What are the characteristics of cluster A personality disorder?

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“Odd and eccentric”
Paranoia
Schizoid/schizotypal

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What are the characteristics of cluster B personality disorder?

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"Dramatic and emotional"
Histrionic
Antisocial
Narcisstic
Borderline (emotionally unstable)
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What are the characteristics of cluster C personality disorder?

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“Anxious and fearful”
Obsessive
Avoidant
Dependent

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Which cluster of personality disorder is most prevalent?

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Cluster C

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Describe paranoid personality disorder

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Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others, as if their motives are malevolent

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Describe schizoid personality disorder

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Pervasive detachment from social relationships and restricted range of emotions

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Describe antisocial personality disorder

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Pervasive pattern of disregard for rights of others

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Describe borderline (emotionally-unstable) personality disorder

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Pervasive pattern of instability of relationships and self-esteem

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What mental illness shares a lot of similarity with borderline personality disorder?

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Bipolar disorder

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Describe histrionic personality disorder

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Pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking

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Describe avoidant personality disorder

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Pervasive social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy with hypersensitivity to negative evaluation

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Describe dependent personality disorder

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Pervasive need to be taken into care, leading to clinging and submissive behaviour and fear of separation

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Describe obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness/perfectionism at the expense of flexibility and efficiency

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Antisocial personality disorder is equivalent to being a psychopath. True/False?

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False

Antisocial PD is based on behaviour, whereas psychopathy describes emotional and cognitive deficit

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There is good treatment evidence for personality disorder. True/False?

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False

19
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What is the main psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder?

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Dialectical behavioural therapy

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