Behavioral Science: Personality Disorders Flashcards
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Cluster A disorders
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Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
- psychotic-like, but not psychotic
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Cluster B disorders
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Antisocial, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Borderline
- dreaded disorders, behavioral
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Cluster C disorders
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Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive
- anxious, but not anxiety disordered
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Paranoid PD
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- pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood
- not exclusively in the course of schiz or another psychotic disorder
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Schizoid PD
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- pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions
- not exclusively in the course of schiz or another psychotic disorder
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Schizotypal PD
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- pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits marked by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior
- not exclusively in the course of schiz or another psychotic disorder
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Antisocial PD
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- pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of rights of others since age 15
- must have evidence of a conduct disorder with onset before 15
- not exclusively in the course of schiz or manic episode
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Histrionic PD
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- pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood, such as:
- sexually seductive or provocative behavior
- self- dramatization, theatricality, exaggerated emotional expression
- easily influenced by others
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Narcissistic PD
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- pervasive pattern of grandiosity beginning in early adulthood
- need for admiration
- lack of empathy
- sense of entitlement
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Borderline PD
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- pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood. You need at least 5/9 of the following:
1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
2. unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, alternating idealization and devaluation
3. persistently unstable self-image or sense of self
4. impulsivity that is potentially self-damaging
5. recurrent suicidal behavior or threats, self-mutilation
6. mood lability and reactivity
7. chronic feelings of emptiness
8. frequent or intense anger outbursts
9. transient paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms
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Avoidant PD
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- pervasive pattern of social inhibition beginning by early adulthood
- inhibited in social situations because of feelings of inadequacy
- hypersensitive to criticism or rejection
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Obsessive-Compulsive PD
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By early adulthood:
- preoccupied with details, rules, lists, schedules
- perfectionism interferes with task completion
- excessively devoted to work and productivity
- scrupulous about morality, ethics, values
- unable to discard worn out objects
- micromanges tasks
- miserly spending style
- rigid and stubborn
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Dependent PD
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- pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of beginning by early adulthood
- indecisive
- submissive and clingy
- difficulty expressing disagreement
- lack of self confidence, feeling of helplessness
- goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others
14
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Which PDs are more prevalent in women?
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Paranoid, avoidant, dependent
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Which PDs are more prevalent in men?
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Antisocial
