Personality Disorders Flashcards
What are key features of personality disorders?
- Not one specific trigger or situation in which dysfunction occurs
- Personal distress or impact on social environment
- Long-standing and enduring
What are key features of personality disorders?
- Not one specific trigger or situation in which dysfunction occurs
- Personal distress or impact on social environment
- Long-standing and enduring
What can a PD be thought of as?
Difficulty with relationships, or difficulty living with others or onself
What must you exclude before diagnosing someone with a PD?
Organic causes (and everything else)
What are the three clusters of PDs?
1) Cluster A - odd or eccentric
2) Cluster B - dramatic, emotional, erratic
3) Cluster C - anxious and fearful
What four PDs are in Cluster B?
1) Antisocial
2) Emotionally unstable incl. borderline and impulsive
3) Histrionic
4) Narcissistic
What three PDs are in Cluster C?
1) Obsessive compulsive
2) Avoidant (anxious)
3) Dependent
What three PDs are in Cluster C?
1) Obsessive compulsive
2) Avoidant (anxious)
3) Dependent
What are the key features of paranoid personality disorder?
1) Extremely sensitive to criticism
2) Suspicious
3) Holds grudges
What are the key features of schizoid personality disorder?
1) Emotional coldness
2) Indifferent to criticism or praise
3) Prefers solitude
4) Preoccupied with “fantasy world”
What are the key features of schizotypal personality disorder?
1) Eccentric
2) Seen as odd
3) May express themselves in unusual ways
4) Anxious and paranoid in social situations
What are the key features of antisocial personality disorder?
1) No concern for the feelings of others
2) Blames others for everything
3) Does not feel guilt
4) Can form relationships but has difficulty maintaining them
5) May have Hx conduct disorder in childhood
What is the core belief of paranoid personality disorder?
People are against me
What is the core belief of schizoid personality disorder?
I need plenty of space
What is the core belief of schizotypal personality disorder?
The world is a strange place