Module 3 & Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is personality?
A set of uniquely expressed characteristics
Personality Disorders
Persistent patterns of emotions, cognitions and behaviour that result in emotional distress
Ego Syntonic vs Dystonic
Behaviour that are perceived as natural, behaviour that are seen as foreign
People with personality disorders see their traits as
Ego Syntonic
The DSM has a _____ to listing personality disorders
Categorical
Categorical approach meaning
Black and white, poeple have symptoms or they don’t
What is a dimensional model?
Instead of focusing on kind… focusing on the degree of a disorder
Affectivity
Range, intensity and appropriateness of emotional response
Cognition
Way of perceiving self, others or events
Cluster A of disorders
Paranoid, schizoid behaviours
Cluster B
Anti-social, borderline, narccisitic
Cluster C
Avoidant, dependent, OCD
Paranoid Personality Disorder Characteristics
Mistrust, suspicion, jealous, sensitive to criticism
Causes of Paranoid Personality disorder
Genetics, childhood trauma, cultural, schemas
Schizoid Personality Disorder Characteristics
Aloof, dull, little to no libido
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Odd beliefs or magical thinking
Treatment for Schizoid Personality Disorder
Social skills training
Causes for Schizoid Personality Disorder
Shyness, abuse, neglect
Treatment of Schizotypal personality disorder
antipsychotic medication and CBT
Etiology of Schizotypal Disorder
Genetics, left hemisphere damage
Borderline Personality Disorder Characteristics
Instability in mood, self-image
Causes of BPD
Genetics, early trauma
Cures for BPD
Meds, and DBT
People with BPD often engage in
Self mutitlation
