Q3 Personality Disorders Flashcards
what is a relatively stable way of behaving (thinking, feeling, relating, acting) in the world
- personality
what is impairment in social or occupational functioning
- mental disorder
what is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that leads to present distress or impairment in social functioning
- personality disorder
____% of all psychiatric patients have a personality disorder
- 50%
when do personality disorders begin
- adolescence or early adulthood
____ and _____ disorders are often combined
- affective
- substance disorders
personality disorders are ego-(syntonic/dystonic)
- syntonic
socially deviant behavior and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society are not mental disorders unless the deviance or conflict results in a ________
- dysfunction in the individual
what is externalization
- the blame is external
personality disorder due to a medical condition is often due to
- stroke
what are the cluster A personality disorders
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
what type of personality disorder has few interpersonal relationships and doesn’t want them
- schizoid
is schizoid personality type schizophrenia
- no
what personality types describes bigots, injustice collectors, pathologically jealous spouses, litigious cranks
- people who are distrustful and suspicious of others
- paranoid
is paranoid type the same think as paranoid schizophrenia
- no
what type of personality disorder includes magical powers, odd beliefs, fantasy words, special language, and overvalued ideas
- schizotypal
is schizotypal in danger for schizophrenia
- yes
treatment for schizotypal personality disorder
- antipsychotics
cluster C personality disorders
- avoidant
- dependent
- OCPD
what type of personality disorder is hypersensitive to rejection, lacks self confidence, easily hurt
- avoidant
does avoidant personality disorder want friends
- yes!
treatment for avoidant personality disorder
- beta blockers
- SSRIs
what personality disorders needs to be taken care of, gets others to assume responsibility for major areas of their life, passive and cannot make decisions for themselves
- dependent
what personality disorder is perfectionism, inflexibility, and control
- OCPD
treatment for OCPD
- SSRIs
what are the cluster B personality disorders
- antisocial
- borderline
- histrionic
- narcissistic
which gender is affected by antisocial personality disorder more
- men
what must someone have before being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder
- must have conduct disorder first
what personality disorder is characterized by callous disregard for the rights of others
- antisocial personality disorder
what personality disorder is characterized by attention seeking, seductive behavior with a need to be desired physically
- histrionic
what personality disorder is characterized by self importance, grandiose, entitlement, poor response to criticism,
- narcissistic
what is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts
- borderline personality disorder
borderline personality disorder affects which gender more
- females
problem with helping someone with borderline personality disorder
- they are always in crisis
what type of therapy seeks to increase skillful behavior and improve motivation for change
- dialectical behavioral therapy
how many ways are there to be borderline
- 126
what is the gold standard of treatment for BPD
- dialectical behavioral therapy
