Personality Disorders and Treatment of Mental Disorders pt 1

Question 1

personality disorders

Answer 1

group of DSM-5 disorders characterized by an inflexible and pervasive personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of one’s culture and causes distress and impairment; people with these disorders have a personality style that frequently brings them into conflict with others and disrupts their ability to develop and maintain social relationships

Question 2

borderline personality disorder

Answer 2

instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as impulsivity; key features include intolerance of being alone and fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, unpredictable behavior and moods, and intense and inappropriate anger

Question 3

antisocial personality disorder

Answer 3

characterized by a lack of regard for others’ rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds

Question 4

asylum

Answer 4

the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders, but the focus was ostracizing them from society rather than treating their disorders.

Question 5

deinstitutionalization

Answer 5

the closing of large asylums, by providing for people to stay in their communities and be treated locally. In 1955, there were 558,239 severely mentally ill patients institutionalized at public hospitals

Question 6

involuntary treatment

Answer 6

therapy that is mandated by the courts or other systems

Question 7

voluntary treatment

Answer 7

therapy that a person chooses to attend in order to obtain relief from her symptoms

Question 8

psychotherapy

Answer 8

(also, psychodynamic psychotherapy) psychological treatment that employs various methods to help someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth

Question 9

biomedical therapy

Answer 9

treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological disorders

Question 10

free association

Answer 10

technique in psychoanalysis in which the patient says whatever comes to mind at the moment

Question 11

dream analysis

Answer 11

technique in psychoanalysis in which patients recall their dreams and the psychoanalyst interprets them to reveal unconscious desires or struggles

Question 12

transference

Answer 12

process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst

Question 13

play therapy

Answer 13

therapeutic process, often used with children, that employs toys to help them resolve psychological problems