PSY 366 - Chapter 13 (Cluster B)

What are the Dramatic Personality Disorders (cluster B)? (4)

Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic

What is Antisocial PD characterized by?

pervasive pattern of criminal, impulsive, callous, or ruthless behavior; disregard for the rights of others, no respect for social norms

What are the Psychodynamic theories for Antisocial PD?

absence of parental love that leads to lack of basic trust, significant family stress, children who develop APD respond to early inadequacies by becoming emotionally distant

What are the Behavioral theories of Antisocial PD?

learned through operant conditioning and modeling

What are the Cognitive theories of Antisocial PD?

individuals hold attitudes that trivialize the importance of other people’s needs, they believe that such a philosophy of life is more common than people recognize

What are the Biological theories of Antisocial PD?

low serotonin, deficient functioning in the big five

What are the brain structures in the big five?

Prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, temporal cortex

What are some treatments for Antisocial PD?

many have been tested but none are typically effective

What is Borderline PD characterized by?

rapidly shifting and unstable mood, self concept and interpersonal relationships; impulsive, chronic emptiness (extreme sensitivity, emotionally young)

What are the Psychodynamic theories of Borderline PD?

early parental relationships, lack of acceptance, neglect, abuse

What are the Biological theories of Borderline PD?

low serotonin activity, hyperactive amygdala, under active hippocampus, under active prefrontal cortex

What are some treatments for Borderline PD?

Dialectal behavioral therapy, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti anxiety meds

What is Histrionic PD characterized by?

excessive shallow emotionality and attention seeking; dramatic, seductive behavior, considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are

What are the Psychodynamic theories of Histrionic PD?

controlling and cold parents made individual have a fear of abandonment; children learn to behave dramatically in response, creating crises that require others to act protectively

What are the CB theories for Histrionic PD?

general assumption that they are helpless to care for themselves, so they constantly seek out others who will meet their needs

What are some treatments for Histrionic PD?

help people change their belief that they are helpless, problem solving, group therapy

What is Narcissistic PD characterized by?

grandiose thoughts and feelings of one’s own worth; fantasies of unlimited power and success; strong sense of entitlement and obliviousness to others’ needs

What are the Psychodynamic theories of Narcissistic PD?

cold, rejecting parents that leads them to feel rejected and unworthy; copes by repeatedly telling themselves that they are actually perfect and desirable

What are the CB theories of Narcissistic PD?

may develop when people are treated too positively rather than too negatively early on in life

What are some treatments for those with Narcissistic PD?

no approach has had clear success in treatment