Personality, Eating & Schizophrenic Disorders

Paranoid PD

distrust and suspicious about evil motives

Schizoid

avoid social relationships

Schizotypal

extreme discomfort in close relationships

antisocial

manipulate/take advantage of others

borderline

repeated instability in interpersonal relationships

histrionic

pattern of being dramatic and attention seeking

narcissistic

need for admiration, sense of entitlement

avoidant

consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations

dependent

pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

intense focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control

eating disorder

defined by abnormal eating habits

anorexia nervosa

intense fear of weight gain or becoming overweight

bulimia nervosa

recurrent binge eating followed by purging (vomiting)

binge eating

uncontrollably eating a large amount of food in a short period of time

schizophrenia

split from reality

Delusions

added to the behavior

Grandeur

you have special abilities

persecution

gov’t, etc are plotting against gov (most common)

Negative

subtracted/absent

flat affect

lack of apparent emotions

avolition

feeling drained of energy

social withdrawl

attend only to their own ideas and fantasies

dopamine hypothesis

increased dopamine receptors could lead to creating and symptoms

dopamine

neurotransmitter linked to schizophrenia

diathesis-stress model

exposure to stress may put one at higher risk of developing schizophrenia

cluster A

odd or eccentric behaviors often seen in schizophrenia

Cluster B

dramatic, emotional or erratic behavior

Cluster C

anxious or fearful behavior