WEEK 6

Question 1

What is the Dark Triad?

Answer 1

3 bad personality traits:

1. Psychopathy
2. Machiavelianism
3. Narcissism

Question 2

What is Psychopathy

Answer 2

Uncaring about other people

Question 3

What is Machiavelianism

Answer 3

Strategically use other people

Question 4

What is Narcissism

Answer 4

Actions only done to benefit the self

Question 5

What counts as disordered personality?

Answer 5

• Disorders traditionally were considered types
• New thinking: disorders are extreme ends of traits
• (possibly combinations of extreme traits)

Question 6

Disorders as traits: The Bad Five

Answer 6

• Psychoticism
• Disinhibition
• Detachment
• Antagonism
• Negative Affectivity
• Overcontrol

Question 7

What is Psychoticism

Answer 7

• Unusual beliefs, odd thoughts

* Extremely high openness

Question 8

What is Disinhibition

Answer 8

• Impulsivity, carelessness

* Extremely low conscientiousness

Question 9

What is Detachment

Answer 9

• Avoids intimacy/fear of rejection/fear of attachment

* Extremely low extraversion

Question 10

What is Antagonism

Answer 10

• Deceit, grandiose, callous, manipulative

* Extremely low agreeableness

Question 11

What is Negative Affectivity

Answer 11

• Anxiety, depression, suspicion

* Extremely high neuroticism

Question 12

What is Overcontrol

Answer 12

• Obsession, compulsion

* Extremely high conscientiousness

Question 13

What is Passive aggressive personality disorder?

Answer 13

Was a disorder in DSM-III but now not in DSM-V

• Intentional inefficiency
• Convenient forgetting
• Excuses
• Delaying
• Yet all with plausible deniability
• Combination of high hostility and high submissiveness
• Hard for others to deal with because their responses don’t make sense—unusual combination of traits that make behaviour hard to predict

Question 14

What is the DSM 5?

Answer 14

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
• APA decides what is and isn’t a disorder
• Lots of internal debate, revised editions since 1952

Question 15

What is the criteria for a disorder in the DSM?

Answer 15

• Unusual
• Cause problems for self or others
• Affect social relations
• Are stable over time
• Person may see disorder as a basic part of who they are

Question 16

Purpose of the DSM?

Answer 16

Diagnosing disorders
• Determining appropriate treatment
• Labeling: Insurance purposes

Statistical
• Demographic counts
• i.e., how many people were clinically depressed last year?

Question 17

What does it mean for a person to be Ego-syntonic?

Answer 17

• Person may see disorder as a basic part of who they are
• A valued part of who I am—I don’t want to change it!
• Narcissism - usually proud of being a narcissist
• Antisocial

Question 18

What does it mean for a person to be Ego-dystonic?

Answer 18

• I don’t want to be this way

• want to be cured
• most people with personalty disorders are like this

Question 19

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 19

Ego-syntonic
• A valued part of who I am—I don’t want to change it!

Narcissism
• Love of self
• Lack of empathy because self is most important
• Great first impressions—terrible long term impressions
• Entitled, will lie, cheat to get what they “deserve”
• Ignores others’ needs, but may do good things to look good
• Long monologues, but no patience for others
• Condescending attitude

• 0-6% of population

Question 20

Narcissism

Answer 20

• Tradeoffs
• Short term vs. long term strategy
- good in the short term but bad for you to know them in the long term

Charming, make good first impression
• Bullshitting - dont care about the truth - blatant lies for convenience

Manipulative, overbearing, vain, etc.
• Inconsistent, potential trap
• Good times keep you coming back

Threatened Narcissism
• Aggression

Question 21

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 21

• Deceit and manipulation
• Impulsive
• Irritable
• Conduct disorder in children
• Criminality, abuse, neglect
• 0.2-3.3% of population

Question 22

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 22

• Extreme worry about rejection
• Constantly on lookout for rejection
• Want friends but worry
• 2.4% of population

Question 23

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Answer 23

• Lack of interest in social relationships

* Detached for lack of interest, not worry of rejection

Question 24

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Answer 24

• 2.1-7.9% of population
Overly rigid
• Can’t throw things away
• Have to dot every i and cross every t
• Perfectionism that interferes with finishing tasks
• Obsessive worrying about the stove
• Rigid adherence to rules
• Rigid in ethics

Different from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• OCD characterized by specific rituals
- Flick light switch 3 times
- Obsessive hand washing