Unit 6.1: personality disorders Flashcards

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What is a psychological disorder?

A

pattern of behavior or experience that is distressing and painful
leads to disability or impairment in important life domains
-> increased risk of further suffering

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What is abnormal?

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statistical definition
definition based on what society tolerates
psychological definition based on subjective feelings, thoughts and behaviors

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Dimensional model of personality disorders

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difference between normal and abnormal is not qualitative but a question of degree
-> allows person to present peaks in traits corresponding to multiple disorders

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Which clusters of disorders are there?

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erratic
anxious
eccentric

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What’s in the erratic cluster?

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Antisocial
Narcissistic
Borderline
Histrionic

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Antisocial personality disorder

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general disregard for others
tends to lying, anger, lack of remorse and impulsivity

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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strong need to be admired
arrogance, disregard for other people’s feelings

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Borderline personality disorder

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Instability (relationships, emotions, behavior)

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Histrionic personality disorder

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excessive attention seeking and emotionality
(overly dramatic, charming, flirtatious)

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What’s in the anxious cluster?

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Obsessive-compulsive
dependent
avoidant

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Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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excessively preoccupied with order and perfection
inflexible

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dependent personality disorder

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excessive need to be taken care of
avoids disagreements
difficulties working independently

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avoidant personality disorder

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feeling of inadequacy and sensitivity to criticism
fear of rejection
-> very low self-esteem and difficulties in social situations

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What is in the eccentric cluster?

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Schizoid
Schizotypical
paranoid

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schizoid personality disorder

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no desire for intimate relationships
passive when confronted with unpleasant events
anxious and distant in social relations

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schizotypical personality disorder

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thoughts and language tend to be disorganized
may have unusual perceptions or hallucinations

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paranoid personality disorder

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extremely distrustful
prone to misinterpret social situations
hostile and aggressive interactions with others

18
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What is prevalence?

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total number of cases present within a given population during a particular period of time

19
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Is pinpointing the causes of personality disorders a simple task?

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no, there are always multiple causes

20
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total prevalence rate of personality disorders

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11%