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What is a Personality trait?

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An enduring, repetitive pattern of perceiving, relating to & thinking about the environment & oneself

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What is a Personality disorder?

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Inflexible, maladaptive & rigidly pattern of behavior causing subjective distress &/or impaired functioning

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Are pts w/ personality disorder aware of their condition?

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No, not aware of problem

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When does personality disorder present?

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Early adulthood

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What are Cluster A personality disorders?

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  • Odd or eccentric
  • Inability to develop meaningful social relationships
  • No psychosis
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What are the different types of Cluster A personality disorder?

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  • Parnoid
  • Schizoid
  • Schizotypal
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What is Paranoid personality disorder?

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Pervaisve distrust & suspiciousness

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What is the major defense mech in paranoid personality disorder?

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Projection

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What is Schizoid personality disorder?

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Voluntary social w/drawal, limited emotional expression, content w/ social isolation

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What is Schizotypal personality disorder?

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Eccentric appearance, odd beliefs or magical thinking, interpersonal awkwardness

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What are Cluster B personality disorders?

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Dramatic, emotional or erratic; genetic assoc w/ mood disorders & substance abuse

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What are the different types of Cluster B personality disorders?

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  • Antisocial
  • Borderline
  • Histrionic
  • Narcissistic
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What is Antisocial personality disorder?

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Disregard for & violation of rights of others, criminality

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Who is antisocial personality disorder MC in?

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Males>females

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When is antisocial personality disorder acutally considered misconduct disorder?

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If <18yo

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What is Borderline personality disorder?

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Unstable mood & interpersonal relationships, impulsiveness, self-mutilation, boredom, sense of emptiness

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Who is Borderline personality disorder MC in?

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Females>males

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What is the major mech of defense in borderline personality disorder?

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Splitting

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What is Histrionic personality disorder?

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Excessive emotionally & excitability, attention seeking, sexually provocative, overly concerned w/ appearance

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What is Narcissistic disorder?

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Grandiosity, sense of entitlement

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Narcissistic personality disorer lacks ___ & requires ____ ___.

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Empathy

excessive admiration

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What does Narcissistic personality disorder demand?

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The “best” & reacts to criticism w/ rage

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What are Cluster C personality disorders?

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Anxious or fearful; genetic assoc w/ anxiety disorder

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What are the different types of Cluster C personality disorders?

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  • Avoidant
  • Obsessive-compulsive
  • Dependent
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What is Avoidant personality disorder?
Hypersensitive to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy, desires relationships w/ others
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What is Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Preoccupation w/ order, perfectionism & control; ego-syntonic
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What do Obsessive-compulsive personality d/o pts behavior consist w/?
One's own belief & attitudes
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What is Dependent personality disorder?
Submissive & clinging, excessive need to be taken care of low self-confidence
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What is the Schizophrenia time course?
* \<1mo- brief psychotic disorder, us. stress related * 1-6mo-schizophreniform disorder * \>6mo- schizophrenia
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What do Anorexia nervosa pts do?
Excessive dieting +/- purging
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What is Anorexia nervosa?
Intense fear of gaining wt, body image distortion & Inc exercise, l/t body wt \<85% of ideal body wt
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What is Anorexia nervosa assoc w/?
* Dec bone density * Severe wt loss * metatarsal stress fx * Amenorrhea * Anemia * Electrolyte disturbances
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Who is Anorexia nervosa usually seen in?
Adolescent girls
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Anorexia nervosa commonly coexists w/ \_\_\_\_.
Depression
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What do Bulimic pts do?
Binge eating +/- purging often followed by vomiting or use of laxatives, diuretics or emetics
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What is the body wt like in Bulimic pts?
Maintained w/in normal range
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What is Bulimia nervosa assoc w/?
* Parotitis * Enamel erosion * Electrolyte disturbances * Alkalosis * Russell's sign
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What is Russell's sign?
Dorsal hand calluses from induced vomiting
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Who is Bulimia nervosa predominant in?
Adolescent girls
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What is Gender identity disorder?
Strong, persisten cross-gender identification
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What is Gender identity disorder characterized by?
Persistent discomfort w/ one's sex causing significant distress &/or impaired functioning
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What is TransSEXualism?
Desire to live as the opposite sex often through surgery or hormone tx
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What is TransVESTism?
Praphilia; wearing clothes of the opposite sex (cross-dressing)
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What is substance dependence?
Maladaptive pattern of substance use defined as 3 or more "associated" signs in 1 year
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What are the assoc signs of substance dependence?
* Tolerance * Withdrawal * Substance taken in larger amounts for longer time * Persistent desire or unsuccessful attempts to cut down * Significant energy spent obtaining, using or recovering from substance * Activities reduced d/t abuse * Continued use despite knowing problems
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What is substance abuse?
Maladaptive pattern l/t clinically significant impairment or distress
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What does recurrent substance abuse use result in?
* Failure to fulfill major obligations * Use in hysically hazardous situations * Substance-related legal problems * Continued use in spite of persisited problems cause by use
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What are the stages of change in overcoming substance addiction?
* Precontemplation * Contemplation * Preparation/determination * Action/willpower * Maintenance * Relapse
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What is Precontemplation?
Not yet acknowledging that there is a problem
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What is Contemplation?
Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready or willing to make a change
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What is preparation/determination?
Getting ready to change behavior
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What is Action/willpower?
Changing behaviors
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What is Maintenance?
Maintaining the behavior change
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What is Relapse?
Returning to odd behaviors & abandoning new changes

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