Personality disorders Flashcards
(26 cards)
What factors are included within the 5 factor model for personality disorders?
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Openness to experiences
Extraversion
‘CANOE’
What is neuroticism, 1 of the 5 personality traits included within the 5 factor model?
Tendency towards anxiety, depression and low self esteem.
What 3 traits are included within the 3 factor model?
Neuroticism
Extraversion
Psychoticism
What percentage of the general population have a personality disorder?
10%
NB higher in psychiatric patients 30-50%
Personality disorders involve an enduring pattern of inner experience which is abnormal. These patterns are manifested i n 2+ of which four things?
Cognition
Affectivity
Interpersonal functioning
Impulse control
Which personality disorders are included within cluster A?
Odd and eccentric “mad”
Schizoid PD
Paranoid PD
Which personality disorders are included within cluster B?
Dramatic and emotional “bad”
Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD
Which personality disorders are included within cluster C?
Anxious “sad”
Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive compulsive PD
Describe schizoid personality disorder
Detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings
Describe paranoid personality disorder
Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others
Describe antisocial personality disorder
Disregard for the rights of others.
Irritable, aggressive and reckless.
Bad at reading other’s emotional cues and lack of remorse.
Describe borderline personality disorder
Unsure of their own personal and sexual identity.
Anger, feelings of emptiness and suicidal behaviour.
Unstable and intense interpersonal relationships.
Marked impulsivity.
Describe histrionic personality disorder
Excessively emotional and attention seeking
Inappropriately sexually seductive and provocative behaviour
Describe dependent personality disorder
Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of
Describe obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Preocupation with orderliness, perfectionism and control which interferes with task completion, activities and relationships.
What management options are there for personality disorders?
Social skills training
Dialectical behavioural therapy
Antidepressants
Antipsychotics
Describe avoidant personality disorder
Social inhibition
Feelings of inadequacy
Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation
Which personality disorder is also known as anankastic?
Obsessive compulsive
What is the main treatment for borderline PD?
DBT
Psychological interventions are of most use for which personality disorders?
Avoidant, borderline and antisocial
For the other personality disorders, treating co-morbid conditions is the mainstay of treatment
Which antidepressant class is effective in treating co-morbid depression and borderline PD?
MAOIs
Cluster A (odd and eccentric) personality disorders often co-exist with which condition?
Schizophrenia
Cluster B (dramatic and emotional) personality disorders often co-exist with which other problems?
Mood disorders and substance misuse
Cluster C (anxious and sad) personality disorders often co-exist with which condition?
Anxiety
