CH 13 Personality disorders

  1. PD overview definition
    pattern on perceiving, relating to, and thinking about self, others, and the environment as INFLEXIBLE, Maladaptive--sig distress
  2. NT involved in PD
    DA and SER
  3. PD risk factors
    SUD, mood disorders, anxiety, high risk
  4. Name ex of the defense mechanisms
    • primitive and inefficient
    • fantasy, splitting, projection
  5. PD dx criteria
    • must have at least 2
    • ineffective cogn cap (immature/distorted perceiving)
    • affect abnormal (intense, labile)
    • interpersonal functioning
    • diff with impulse control
  6. antisocial sxs
    No conscious or remorse
  7. Paranoid sxs
    suspicious of others' motives
  8. Narcissistic sxs
    need for admiration and lacks empathy
  9. Borderline sxs
    unstable interpersonal relationships, self-image, and impulsivity
  10. Histrionic sxs
    excessive emotionality and attention seeking
  11. Dependent sxs
    submissive, fears separation, clinging
  12. Schizoid
    detached from social relationships
  13. Cluster classifications
    • Cluster A odd, eccentric, aloof (MAD)
    • Cluster B dramatic, emotional, erratic (BAD)
    • Cluster C anxious and fearful (SAD)
  14. Cluster A disorder and therapy & pharm
    • Schizotypal, schizoid, paranoid
    • straight forward, warm, and honest-->trust issues--> good therapy

    antipsychotics and AD, and treat anxiety
  15. Cluster B disorders and therapy
    • Narcissistic-difficult d/t renounce, group tx
    • Antisocial-set limits, attend to self destructive beh
    • Histrionic-clarify inner feelings, psychoanalytical tx
    • Borderline-
  16. Cluster C disorders
    • obsessive-usually aware
    • dependent-dev indep and self reliance
    • avoidant-accept attitude of fears, build skills
  17. What is a psychodynamic theory
    understanding of how person's views self in relating to other significant people in environment
  18. What is splitting
    • black and white (all or nothing)
    • unable to integrate + or - feelings of self
    • "i think i am an ok person"
  19. Object constancy and example disorder
    • ability to maintain relationship even if there is high stress or changed in the environment
    • -borderline, person leave and has rage
    • example: office staff getting abuse
  20. What is the best therapy for BPD
    DBT
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CH 13 Personality disorders
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CH 13 Personality disorders
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