Psychopathology Exam 3

Cluster A disorders

Paranoid, Schizoid, Shizotypal

Cluster B

Antisocial, Narcissistic, Borderline, Histrionic

Cluster C

Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-compulsive

Paranoid Personality Disorder

hyper sensitive during conversation, quickly resorts to anger, constantly thinking someone is out to harm them

Schizoid Personality Disorder

lack of emotions, neutrality no negatives or positives, lack of relationships and connects, people tend to not find treatment because it’s usually msiread as ego-syntonic, lacks a want to be in relationships

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

goes hand in hand with paranoid disorder, have less connections/relationships due to abnormal behavior, involuntary

Histrionic Personality Disorder

will do anything to get attention, use people to only feel good about themselves, shows inappropriate, sexually seductive, and extreme emotionality, displays superfiical expression of emotions

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

exploits others to feel good about themselves, grandiose sense of self-importance, preoccupation with success, exploits others for personal ends

Borderline Personality Disorder

chronic feelings of emptiness and emotional instability, pattern of strained interpersonal relationships, inconsistent slef-perception, impulsivity in at least two destructive areas, commonly seen in people who id not recieve validaion from their parents as children

Splitting

(commonly associated with borderline personality disorder) seeing peoole in terms of good or bad

Ego-syntonic

people with personality disorders do not view their thoughts and behaviors as unacceptable or abnormal

Ego-dystonic

people with personality disorders view their thoughts and behaviors as unacceptable or abnormal, likely to self-report

Antisocial personality disorder

irresponsible and antisocial behavior beginning by childhood or adolescence and continuing into the adult years, disregard for others’ rights, irritable, impulsive, aggressive, reckless, and irresponsible; frequently involved in fights

Avoidant Personality Disorder

pervasive pattern of social discomfort, fear of negative evaluation, timidity, tendency towards social isolation

Dialectical behavior therapy

supportive, behavioral, and cognitive strategies focusing on interpersonal relationships, tolerance of distress, and regulation of emotional response

Dependent Personality Disorder

relies on others to be responsible for most aspects

Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

very miserly with money, preoccupied with order and rules

Stress

challenging event that creates physiological strain; stress also requires adaptation for the individual

Behavioral medicine

a multidisciplinary field including medical and mental health professionals focusing on the role of psychological factors in physical illness

Primary appraisal of stress

cognitive evaluation of the challenge, threat, or harm posed by a particular event; an event is stressor only when it is appraised as such by the individual

Secondary appraisal of stress

the assessment of one’s abilities and resources for coping with a difficult event