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1
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person who WANTS to be liked, is restrained within relationships, is inhibited in interpersonal situations, expects disapproval, feels inadequate, is unwilling to get involved, longs for attachment of others, and fears being embarrassed.

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avoidant personality disorder

2
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RIDICULE acronym

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Avoidant Personality Disorder
Restrained within relationships
Inhibited in interpersonal situations
Disapproval expected at work
Inadequate view of self
Criticism is expected in social situations
Unwilling to get involved
Longs for attachment to others
Embarrassment is the feared emotion
3
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common comorbidities of Avoidant personality disorder

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phobia
MDD
GAD and social anxiety disorder
bipolar disorder

4
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is avoidant personality disorder more common in M or W

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M = F

5
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clinical tip for dealing with avoidant personality disorder

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accepting attitude

lots of reassurance

6
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Someone who is pervasive and has excessive eeds to be taken care of that leads to submissiveness and clinging behavior, and fears of separation

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dependent personality disorder

7
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when does dependent personality disorder typically manifest?

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early adulthood

8
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DARN HURT acronym

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Dependent personality disorder

Disagreement is difficult to express
Advice- needs excessive input
Responsibility for major areas delegated to others
Nuturance- seeks excessive degree from others
Helpless when alone
Unrealistically preoccupied with being left to care for self
Relationships are desperately sought (when an established one ends)
Tasks- has difficulty initiating projects

9
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gender more likely to have dependent personality disorder

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female

10
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what makes one more susceptible to dependent personality disorder

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chronic illness in childhood or separation anxiety disorder in child

11
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what type of patient will often refer to themselves as stupid and take criticism as proof that they are incapable

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dependent personality disorder

12
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what type of therapy is often effective for dependent personality disorder

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psychotherapy

13
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what patient has great difficulty breaking out of abuse relationships

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dependent personality disorder

14
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LOW MIRTH acronym

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Obsessive compulsive personality

Leisure activity is minimal
organizational focus
Work and productivity predominate
Miserly spending habits
inflexible around morals, values, etc
Rigidity and stubbornness
Task completion impaired by perfectionism
Hoards items-cannot discard them
15
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what patient is defined by

emotional constriction, orderliness, perseverance, stubbornness, and being indecisive

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Obsessive-compulsive personality

16
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pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, efficiency

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obsessive compulsive personality

17
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how many criteria do you need to make the obsessive- compulsive personality

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4

18
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male or female predominance in obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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male

19
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3 things that increase risk of obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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oldest child
1st degree relative with it
harsh discipline in background

20
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three contact tips for obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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they have a stiff, formal demeanor
their constricted affect and anxiousness is due to not being able to control the interview, so don’t enter that power struggle with them
tend to have awareness of their illness and seek help on their own

21
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most effective drug for OCD

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clonazepam (klonopin)

22
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difference between OCD and obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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personality disorder doesn’t have the TRUE obsessions and compulsions that OCD does