Psych Flashcards
Destructive defense mechanisms (6)
Denial Regression Acting Out Projection Reaction formation Repression
Positive defense mechanisms
Displacement
Intellectualization
Sublimation
Supression
Paranoid personality disorder
pervasive distrust and suspiscion, reluctant to confide inothers
Schizoid personality disorder
detached, avoids close relationships, indifferent to praise/criticism
Schizotypal personality disorder
fascinated by unusual ideas, tangential, paranoid ideation
Antisocial personality disorder
poor job preformance, pathologic lying, sexual promiscuity, criminality
Borderline personality disorder
unstable relationships, emotional liability, impulsive
Histrionic personality disorder
center of attention, inappropriate behavior, changing and shallow emotions
Narcissistic personality disorder
grandiose sense of self importance, exaggerates status, lacks empathy
Avoidant personality disorder
avoidant for fear of critisism, preoccupied with rejection, feels inferior
Dependent personality disorder
difficulty making decisions without reassurance, needs to be accepted
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
preoccupied with details, lists, rules, reluctant to delegate
Onset <3 yrs
deficit in social communication/interaction
Restricted repetitive patterns of behavior
Autism
Onset 1-4 years Loss of speech and hand control Girls MR, ataxia, hand-wringing Sleep disturbed by screaming episodes
Rett’s disorder
Onset 7-9 years
Fear of separation from home or parent
separation anxiety