T3 - Personality Disorders Intro and Cluster A PD (Josh) Flashcards
The core problem with Personality disorders is —
the inability to form close relationships
The — are diagnosed more frequently in women.
Borderline, Histrionic, and Dependent Personality Disorders
Defense mechanisms used by individuals w/ PD.
Repression
Suppression
Regression
Undoing
Splitting
Externalization
Denial
Projection
Defense Mechanism for PD:
unconscious mechanism by which anxious, threatening thoughts/feelings are kept from becoming conscious
Repression
Medications for Paranoid Personality?
- Antipschotics (Risperidal or Zyprexa)
- SSRI
- Antianxiety meds
memory, organization of sensory information
Which lobe?
Temporal lobe
Antipsychotics for PD:
risperidone
olanzapine
haloperidol
Schizotypal PD effects –
3% of population (more in men)
PD Therapies:
This type of cognitive behavior therapy focuses on coping skills and gradual behavior changes in an accepting and supportive environment; learning how to take better control of behaviors and emotions.
Dialectical behavior therapy.
Which are the most challenging psychiatric disorders to treat?
Personality Disorders
- b/c personality is, by definition, an integral part of what defines the individual
Defense Mechanism for PD:
an action or words designed to cancel some disapproved thoughts, impulses, or acts in which the person relieves guilt by making reparation
Undoing
Defense Mechanism for PD:
viewing people, things, events as all good or all bad; the inability to integrate the positive and negative in people, life situations
Splitting
This theory describes the toddler’s individualization from the primary caregiver
Important landmark in early development is ability to form a lasting bond
Mahler’s Object Relations Theory
Effective therapies for PD
Individual Psychotherapy (most effective)
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Schizoid affects more men or women?
men
- affects 0.7% of population
PD Therapies:
This form of psychological treatment involves actively retraining the way you think about problems, which in turn improves your emotions and behaviors.
Cognitive behavior therapy
Which Personality Disorder?
- Detachment, social withdrawal
- Indifference to other’s feelings
- Restricted emotional range
- Prefers solitary interests and occupations
- No close friends, loner
Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Cluster A: Odd/Eccentric
– – is a group of brain structures responsible for emotion, behavior, long-term memory.
Limbic System
— includes six stages of moral development that progress in sequence and are not bound by age.
Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory
The Antisocial Personality Disorder is diagnosed more frequently in –.
men
What are Standard Assessments for Personality Disorders?
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Mental Status Exam
- note: MMPI is self-reporting
Best Meds for Cluster A PD:
antideppressants
low-dose antipsychotics
SSRIs for PD:
fluoxetine sertraline citalopram paroxetine escitalopram
Group or Individual Therapy is best for Paranoid Personality?
Individual Therapy
Rather than aiming for a cure, treatments typically focuses on –
enhancing client’s coping skills
solving short-term probs
building relationship skills
Schizoid Personality Disorder looks like –
loners / hermits
Which meds for Schizotypal PD?
low does antipsychtics (clozapine)
SSRI
This therapy recognizes the fragility of the self esteem in clients with a personality disorder and works to build a kind, caring therapeutic relationship.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy