Abnormal pt.10

Question 1

Personality Disorders

Answer 1

Psychological disorders characterized by rigid and lasting behavior patterns that disrupt social functioning

Question 2

Personality Disorders divided by 3 clusters

Answer 2

1.) Related to anxiety
2.) With odd and eccentric behaviors
3.) With dramatic or impulsive behaviors

Question 3

Personality Disorders Related to Anxiety

Answer 3

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Dependent Personality Disorder

Question 4

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 4

• So sensitive about being rejected that personal relationships become difficult

Question 5

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 5

• Behave in clingy, submissive ways and display a strong need to have others take care of them

Question 6

Personality Disorders with Odd and Eccentric Behaviors

Answer 6

• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Shows deep distrust of other people which gets in the way of personal relationships
• Different than paranoid delusions
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Is detached from social relationships
• Are true hermits, preferring life alone and avoids intimate interactions at all costs

Question 7

Person Disorders with Dramatic or Impulsive Behaviors

Answer 7

• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 8

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 8

• Exhibit instability of emotions, self-image, behavior, relationships and is marked by impulsivity
• Afraid of abandonment, hates to be alone, but have poor social skills
• They tend to have a series of intense relationships that do not last long
• Emotionally erratic,, shifts often in short periods of times to extreme happy/anger
• High rate of self-injury w/out suicide intent