exam 4 Flashcards
(32 cards)
personality disorders
Distress of dysfunction created by or related to characteristic patterns of…
- Thinking
- Feeling
- Behaving
personality disorders are
- long term
- enduring
- pervasive
ego syntonic
no distress or perceived dysfunction- in harmony with oneself
two ways of diagnosing personality disorders
1) the traditional catergorical approach- rely on manual to decide whether person has a disorder or not. answers yes or no for whether they have symptoms, either has disorder or doesn’t
2) hybrid catergorical/ dimensional approach- views personality traits as existing on a continuum instead of answering yes or no measures the extent or severity of which symptoms are experienced
pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectations of a persons culture in 2+ of the following areas:
1) cognition
2) affect
3) interpersonal functioning
4) impulse control
personality disorder cluster A
odd, eccentric behavior.
- Problems relating to others, others may feel uncomfortable around the individual.
- Odd, unusual behavior - -unusual thinking patterns - - social withdrawal over concern of other peoples intentions
- interact with people in a way that causes distress for the other person
cluster B personality disorders
dramatic, emotional
- intense relationships that are quickly strained
- often intensely frustrated
cluster c personality disorders
anxious, fearful
paranoid personality disorder
- cluster A disorder
- pervasive distrust and
suspiciousness - shun close relationships
- trust in own ideas excessively
- hyper vigilant to hidden meanings
- challenge others loyalty
- hypercritical and sensitive to criticism
- blame others, hold grudges
- think that every person has a hidden motive behind their actions
schizoid personality disorder
- cluster A disorder
- avoid/distant in relationships
- demonstrate little emotion
- prefer to be alone
- little interest in sexual relations
- unaffected by praise or criticism
- indifferent to family
- no need for acceptance
oblivious to social cues
schizotypal
- cluster A personality disorder
- extreme discomfort in relationships
- odd thinking and perceiving
- eccentric
- anxious around others-isolated
- may feel intense lonliness
- loose associations
difficulty maintaining attention - will often wear unusual clothing together
antisocial
- cluster B
- lack empathy
- confrontational
- going to engage with other people but end goal is always something for their own benefit
- disregard for others rights
- no sense of guilt
- lie repeatadly
- financially irresponsible
- little regard for safety (for self and others)
- impulsive
- self-centered
- NO EMPATHY
Borderline
- Cluster B disorder
- instability with self image, mood, relationships, and identity
- impulsive
- intense relationships
- prone to instability and anger
- self-destructive
- injurious
- frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
- suicidal behaviors
- have moments of derealization/depersonalization
histrionic
- cluster b disorder
- extremely emotionally charged
- need to be center of attention
- exaggerated moods and emotions
- unable to delay gratification
- thrive on approval from others
- change self image to get noticed
- inappropriate behavior
- exaggerated intimacy
- tend to assume intimacy no matter how long they’ve known person
- will flirt with anyone
- highly susceptible to influence from others
narcissistic
- cluster b disorder
- grandiose
- self-importance
- in need of constant admiration
- lack empathy
- react to criticism with anger or rage
- believe others are jealous
- “charming”
- rarely in long relationships
avoidant
- cluster c personality disorder
intellectual disability
- IQ
- difficulty with cognition
- functioning at a lower intellectual rate than others their age
- mild, moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disability
specific learning disorders
- functioning at a normal IQ
- difficulties in learning and academic skills
- diagnosis includes specifiers for areas of improvement
- 80% of kids with learning disorders males but possible diagnosis in bias- boys act out in more outward ways
- causal factors: biological origin, prematurity (low birth weight, prenatal exposure to nicotine), genetics overlap of disorders, ADHD
Development al coordination disorder
- deficit in motor coordination or delay in meeting motor development milestones
- may be confused for clumsiness
stereotypic movement disorder
- repetitive movement
- interferes with social and academic activities
- no purpose in movement, might become habit or sense of comfort
- behavior methods for treatment
- medications not very effective
tic disorders
- tic
- coprolalia
- tourettes disorder
- persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorders
language disorder
- sex ratio unknown
- genetic component
- language skills below age level
- all langauages modalities may be involved
- course of disorder
speech sound disorder
- not being able to produce right sounds/form words
- can be cognitive and motor
- speech therapy helpful
childhood-onset fluency disorder
- speech blocks, repetitions, prologations of speech sounds
- embarrassment
-increases under stress or anxiety - genetics
