Ab Psych Chapter 12: Personality Disorders Clusters A & B

pervasive pattern

A(n) ________ of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by 5 (or more) of the following:

interpersonal settings

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in ________, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by 4 (or more) of the following:

interpersonal deficits

A pervasive pattern of social and ________ marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

Identity disturbance

________: Unstable self- image or sense of self.

Lacks empathy

________: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.

extremes of ideation

A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between ________ and devaluation.

Odd beliefs

________ or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitions, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense; "in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations)

Consistent irresponsibility

________, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations.

Personality disorders

________- overly rigid and maladaptive patterns of behavior and ways of relating to others that reflect extreme variations on underlying personality traits.