Test #3 Flashcards
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Personality Disorder
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- Chronic interpersonal difficulties
- Problems w/ identity or sense of self
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DSM Criteria for PD
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- enduring behaviour
- pervasive and inflexible (part of who you are, can’t hide it)
- stable, long in duration
- Clinically sig. distress or impairment in functioning (to others around them too)
- Manifested in at least two areas
- Hard to treat, personality is you
- Can’t kill w/o killing host
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Cluster A (scared)
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- Paranoid
- Schizoid
- Schizotypal
- Cannot deal with social interaction
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Cluster B (Worst, mad)
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- Histrionic
- Narcissistic
- Antisocial
- Borderline
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Cluster C (Least worst, sad)
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- Avoidant
- Dependent
- Obsessive - comp
6
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DSM-V
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- Now allow clinician to diagnose PD on spectrum, ex. how many traits one has
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Paranoid PD
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- suspiciousness & mistrust of others, only trust themselves
- see themselves as blameless
- on guard for perceived attacks by others (live in hierarchical world, dark)
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Schizoid PD
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- Incapable of social relationships
- Name comes from thinking it was initial stage of schizophrenia (not)
- inability & lack of desire to form attachments to others
- Hate everyone
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Schizotypal PD
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- Peculiar thought process (magical thinking)
- Oddities of perception & speech that interfere w. communication & social interaction
- Strong correlation btwn families w/ schizophrenia & schizoid/schizotypal
- EX. talk normal then say something peculiar
- Single delusional pattern
- Person still functional
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Histrionic PD (feminine)
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- Self-dramatization
- Overconcern with attractiveness/sexuality
- Irritability & temper outbursts if attention seeking is frustrated (ppl. will notice)
- All about attention
- Does not understand difference between good/bad attention
- Ex. show up to wedding in white gown, threaten suicide, temper tantrum
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Narcissistic PD (Masculine)
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- Grandiosity
- Preoccupation w/ receiving attention
- Self-promoting
- lack of empathy
- in-love with themselves
- “all about me”
- Narcissistic rage
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Narcissistic rage
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- Dangerous
- No bounds
- Ex. Killed wife 24 years after divorce
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Antisocial PD
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- Lack of morality or ethical development
- Inability to follow approved models of behaviour
- Deceitfulness
- Shameless manipulation of others
- Must have history of conduct disorder as child
- don’t follow law
- Worst type of criminal
- No thought process, do what they want
- born with it
- Habitual criminal
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Habitual criminal
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- Do crime when they want
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Borderline PD (feminine)
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- line between psychotic/neurotic
- Impulsiveness
- inappropriate anger
- Drastic mood shifts
- Chronic feelings of boredom
- Attempts at self-mutilation/suicide
- Either complete love or hate
- Cant deal with anybody
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Avoidant PD
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- Hypersensitivity to rejection or social derogation
- Shyness
- Insecurity in social interaction and initiating relationships
- Function but will bristle w/ social interactions
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Dependent PD
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- Difficulty in separating in relationships
- Discomfort at being alone
- subordination of needs to keep others involved in a relationship
- Indecisiveness
- Could have job, but not healthy
- Dependent w/ sig other
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Obsessive- compulsive PD
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- Excessive concern w. order, rules & trivial details
- Perfectionism
- Lack of expressiveness & warmth
- Difficulty in relaxing & having fun
- Look at minor detail & miss entire picture
- Work constantly, never finish product
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Central for both Anorexia/Bulimia
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- Intense & pathological fear of becoming overweight & fat
- Pursuit of thins that is relentless & sometimes deadly
- Ver deadly
- 20% death rate
- MAIN DIFFERENCE = failing to maintain weight, which would be anorexia
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Anorexia Nervosa
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- Fear of gaining weight
- Refusal to maintain normal weight
- 2 types (restricting, binge-eating/purging)
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Bulimia Nervosa
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- Frequent episodes of binge eating (high calorie edibles, ex. butter, lard)
- Lack of over control over eating
- Recurrent inappropriate behaviour (puke)
- Invisible disorder for awhile
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Bulimia (purging)
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- Vomiting
- Laxatives
- Diuretics