Personality Development

Question 1

What are freud’s original 7 defense mechanisms?

Answer 1

• Denial
  
  • claiming / believing that what is true is actually false
• Displacement
  
  • redirecting emotions to a substitute target
• Identification
  
  • defining self by identifying with others
• Projection
  
  • attributing uncomfrotable feelings to others
• Reaction formation
  
  • overacting in the opposite way to the fear or conflict
• Repression
  
  • maintaining uncomfortable thoughts which are the product of intrapsychic conflict in the unconscious mind
• Sublimation
  
  • redirecting socially inappropriate libidinal impulses in socially acceptable actions

Question 2

What are the structureal components of self?

Answer 2

• ID : primarl energy / force
• EGO : self-awareness
• SUPEREGO : conscience

Question 3

What are the topographical components of the self?

Answer 3

• CONSCIOUS : accessible
• PRECONCIOUS : accessible
• UNCONSCIOUS : inaccessible but through therapy or trauma

Question 4

Freud’s 7 defense mechanisms are present at what level of consciousness?

Answer 4

unconscious

Question 5

Describe the traditional psychoterapeutic approach

Answer 5

process of slowly uncovering the layers of intrapsychic conflict

venting the conflict & then harmonizing the components of the individual’s mind

slow, metholodical & requires gentle, thoughtful, light approach

Question 6

What are the different approaches to psychotherapy?

Answer 6

• traditional (craniosacral)
• confrontational (HVLA)
• free association (indirect)
• combination eclectic therapy (counterstrain)
• modified confrontation (muscle energy)

Question 7

What term refers to:

a person’s unique and enduring pattern of thinking, feeling & behaving

Answer 7

personality traits

Question 8

What factors determine how we behave?

Answer 8

How we think & feel

Question 9

What is the example of the environment & our behavior?

Answer 9

dynamic, interactive exchange

Question 10

What makes up a personality?

Answer 10

enduring patterns of internal experience & behavior are personality traits

the specific combinations of those traits comprise our personalities

Question 11

A diagnosis of Personality Disorder cannot be made before what age?

Answer 11

18

Question 12

What is CBT?

It focuses on what?

It is based on what premise?

Answer 12

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

talking about your problems to help you frame your thoughts differently

based on the idea that our thoughts and behaviors influence out feelings -> changing the way we think about & react to situations will help us feel better

Question 13

What is DBT?

Answer 13

dialectical behavior therapy

more specific form of CBT that focuses on helping people who tend to extreme emotional reactions interact with the environment around them in a less emotional, healthier way

patients are taught to identify triggers outside of themselves & match those triggers with healthy coping mechanisms or response

Question 14

CBT is best for what conditions?

Answer 14

OCD

phobias

panic disorders

PTSD

sleeping issues

Question 15

DBT is best for what conditions?

Answer 15

borderline personality disorder

Question 16

Difference between CBT & DBT?

Answer 16

CBT : what internally sets us off

DBT: what externally sets us off

Question 17

Cluster A is composed of what disorders?

Answer 17

• paranoid personality disorder
• schizoid personality disorder
• schizotypal personality disorder

Question 18

Which disorder is characterized by:

long-standing suspicion & distrust of others. They assign responsibiility to others for all the wrongs & do not easily forget what they perceive to be an insult. They doubt the loyalty of others & belief half the world is out to take advantage of the other half.

Answer 18

paranoid personality disorder

Question 19

Which disorder is characterized by:

lifelong pattern of social withdrawal. They ten to be uncomfortable with human interaction & are viewed as eccentric, isolated & lonely. They are emotionally unattached, lack close friends & have little interes in intamacy or sexual closeness with another person

Answer 19

Schizoid personality disorder

Question 20

Which disorder is characterized by:

exceedingly odd behavior, ideas, & presentation to others. They keep to themselves & have magical thinking. The can be considered to have small amouts of paranoid personality disorder + dash of schizoid personality disorder and additionally believe in the magical elements of the universe: extrasensory perception, astrology, numerology & the occult

Answer 20

schizotypal personality disorder

Question 21

What is the pneumonic & accompanying disorders that comprise cluster B?

Answer 21

• B - borderline personality disorder
• H - antisocial personality disorder
• A - histrionic personaly disordr
• N - narcisistic personality disorder

Question 22

What disorder is characterized by:

instabilty in relationships & self-identitfy and unchecked impusivity - between neurosis & psychosis. Unstable in affect, mood, behavior, object relations, and self-image due to instability in sense of self and relationships to others, feelings of emptiness, and recurent feelings of abandonment. They are prone to self harm and suicidal acts as well as inappropriate anger/temper outbursts

Answer 22

borderline personality disorder

Question 23

What disorder is characterized by:

continual antisocial or criminal acts - the patient is unable to respect the rights of others or to conform to social norms. They tend to be warm, ingratiating, and charming con artists that win victoms over and take their money, services, or emotional attachment. They can show irritability or aggressiveness & usually fail to honor financial obligations.

Answer 23

antisocial personality disorder

Question 24

What disorder is characterized by:

Patients with theatrical and dramatic behavior who are often described as flamboyand, outgoing, and colorful as they seek to be the center of attention. The are unable to maintain deep, long-lasting relationships & their emotions tend to be shallow and erratice. They tend to be sexually seductive and read deeper meanign into relationships what what is most likely there

Answer 24

histrionic personality disorder

Question 25

What disorder is characterized by: An individual who is self-centerd, has a heightened sense of self-importance with grandiose feelings of being unique. They see themselves as special, require th admiation of others & are unable to recognize the need of others. They become enraged when questioned or embarrassed.

Answer 25

Narcissitic personality disorder

Question 26

What is the pneumonic & personality disorders compromise cluster C?

Answer 26

* D - dependent personlty disorder * O - obsessive-compulsive personality disorder * P- passive-aggressive personality disorder * A - avoidant personality disorder

Question 27

What disorder is characterized by: Individuals who subordinate their needs to those of others, lack self-confidence & feel uncomfortable being alone. They are unable to make decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurrance form others. If a close relationship is terminated these inviduals must immediately create a new close relationship for fear of being unnable to care for themselves. They volunteer for h emost unpleasant of tasks in the belief that this will garner the support of others

Answer 27

Dependent personality disorder

Question 28

What disorder is characterized by: emotional constriction, orderliness, perserverance, stubborness, and indecisiveness. Thye are overly devoted to work to the exclusion of leisure activities, even when income is not an issue. The hallmark is a pervasive pattern of perfectionism & infelxibility. These individuals are so rigid and driven that htey are unable to delegate responsibilities to otherse unless the other person performs to their rigid specifications. They have a hard time discarding worn out objects & are often referred to as "beign anal".

Answer 28

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Question 29

What is the difference between obsessive-compulsive disorder disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Answer 29

* Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: * thought (obsession) followed by the action (compulsion) to relieve underlying anxiety * Obsessive compulsive personality disorder: * not a discrete disease state - it is a personality disorder ; a pervasive personality complex

Question 30

What disorder is characterized by: behavior that uses passivity to express aggression.

Answer 30

passive-aggressive personality disorder

Question 31

What disorder is characterized by: extreme sensitivity to rejection. It is sensitivity to rejection that leads to social withdrawal, even though these individuals desperately want to be included in social events & to be socially connected. They usually have low self-esteem & are so afraid of being rejected or embarrassed that they avoid intimate relationships or work-related social activities

Answer 31

avoidant personality disorder