PERSONALITY DISORDERS Flashcards

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It is the habitual patterns and qualities of behavior. Expressed by physical and mental activities and attitudes. Distinctive individual qualities of a person. Total of the person’s internal and external patterns of adjustment to life.

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Personality

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What determines the Personality

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Genetics and Experience

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Are qualities of behavior that make a person unique. Person’s characteristics patterns of thought, feelings and behaviors.

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Personality traits

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Non-psychotic illness characterized by maladaptive behavior. Pervasive and inflexible pattern of behavior. Limit the individual’s ability to function in society

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Personality Disorders

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Is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving.

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Personality Disorder

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Trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. Causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities, work and school.

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Person with Personality Disorders

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Characteristics of P.D.

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*Denies maladaptive behaviors they exhibit. Become a way of life
*Inflexible MB
*Minor stress is poorly tolerated
*In contact but has difficulty dealing w/ reality
*Anxiety and Depression are present
*Psychiatric help are rarely sought

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Causes of P.D.

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*Psychoanalytic and development theories.
*Socio-Cultural Theory
*Psychobiologic theory
*Behavioral theory
*Family Theory

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Psychoanalytic and development theories

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*unsuccessful mastery of tasks
*Failure to establish trust in infancy
*Negative ch experiences

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Psychoanalytic and development theories for Borderline P.D.

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Failure to work through the separation (toddlerhood)
*unable to separate from the mother (reward clinging behavior)
*Mother may be strongly nurturing at times and punishing at unpredictable times

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Socio-Cultural Theory

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Emotional, physical abuse and sexual abuse by caretakers or non ct

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Psychobiologic theory

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*genetic trans and neurologic deficits (APD)
*Poor regulation of sero&dopa levels (BPD)

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Behavioral theory

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*from parents, giving rewards when acting-out than setting limits (APD)
*Rewarded for clinging behavior (BPD)

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Family Theory

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*Parental deprivation, chaotic home, inconsistent & impulsive parents (APD)
*Unstable fam leads to unstable personality (BPD)

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Risk Factors

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*Fam history of disorders
*Abusive, unstable, or chaotic fam during ch
*dx with ch CD
*Variations in brain chem and structure

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Odd, Eccentric thinking or behavior

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Cluster A P.D.

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Cluster A P.D.

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Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

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Dramatic, Overly emotional or unpredictable thinking or behavior

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Cluster B P.D.

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Cluster B P.D.

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Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD

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Anxious, Fearful thinking or behavior

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Cluster C PD

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Cluster C PD

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Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive-Compulsive PD

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Treatment of choice for P.D. Short term psychotherapy focusing on solutions for specific life problems.

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Psychotherapy

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Appropriate if the client agrees to attend to sufficient number of sessions.

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Group therapy

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Medications for P.D.

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Antidepressants
Mood stabilizers
Antipsychotic
Anti-anxiety

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Useful if clients have a depressed mood, anger, impulsivity, irritability or hopelessness, which may be associated with personality disorders.

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Antidepressants

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Can help even out mood swings or reduce irritability, impulsivity and aggression.

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Mood stabilizers

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Other name for antipsychotic

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neuroleptics

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Helpful if clients’ symptoms include losing touch with reality (psychosis) or in some cases if clients have anxiety or anger problems.

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Antipsychotic

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For clients with anxiety, agitation or insomnia. But in some cases, they can increase impulsive behavior, so they’re avoided in certain types of personality disorders.

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Anti-anxiety

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Interventions for Odd, eccentric P.D

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*Adopt an objective, matter-of-fact manner
*Daily structure for ADL
*Focus on reality
*Help cl to identify feelings
*Identify sources of stress
*Involve in group situations

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Interventions for the client with dramatic, emotional, erratic personality disorder

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*prevent self harm (observe cl, no harm contract)
*Immediate feedback when confronting (examine conseq. of appro and inappro behavior)
*Act as role model
*Avoid rescuing or rejecting cl
*set limits
*positive fb
*explore feelings
*problem solving approach

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Interventions for the client with anxious, fearful P.D.

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*Caring, consistent therapeutic rs.
*expect cl to make decisions, be assertive
*Cl identifies positive self-attributes.
*use stress mgt and relaxation techniques

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Interventions for famility of the client with P.D.

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*maintain generational boundaries
*positive feedbacks
*define acceptable behavior for cl within the fam
*encourage parents to work their own relationship
*Use stress reduction measures