Personality Disorders Lecture Notes

Flashcards on Personality Disorders

Personality Disorder

Associated with problems with emotions, relationships, and sense of self.

Enduring Pattern

Inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from cultural norms.

Pervasive and Inflexible

A characteristic of personality disorders that affects a wide range of situations.

Onset

Personality disorders typically begin in adolescence or early adulthood.

Stability

Personality disorders are generally stable over time.

Distress or Impairment

Personality disorders lead to significant distress or impairment in functioning.

DSM-5 Categorical Approach

Assumes PDs are distinct clinical syndromes categorized into clusters.

ICD-10 Continuum Approach

Views PDs as maladaptive variants on a spectrum of normal personality traits.

Cluster A

Odd/Eccentric personality disorders: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal.

Cluster B

Dramatic/Emotional personality disorders: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic.

Cluster C

Anxious/Avoidant personality disorders: Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-compulsive.

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Distrust and suspiciousness of others.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Detachment from social relationships.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Interpersonal deficits and eccentricities in behavior and thinking.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Disregard for moral values and societal norms.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Grandiosity and need for admiration.

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Instability in moods, relationships, self-image and marked impulsivity.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

social inhibition and Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

Dependent Personality Disorder

Excessive need to be taken care of.

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

A synthesis of acceptance and change strategies for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Mindfulness

Awareness of thoughts, emotions and urges without judgment in DBT.

Distress Tolerance

Tolerating distress and accepting reality in DBT.

Emotion Regulation

Control of emotions and reducing vulnerability in DBT.

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Skills for dealing with conflicts and communication in DBT.

Reasonable Mind

Thinking based on facts, logic, and statistics.

Emotion Mind

Thinking controlled by feelings, sadness, and anger.

Wise Mind

Integration of reasonable and emotion minds.

General criteria for personality disorder

Moderate or greater impairment in personality functioning and one or more pathological personality traits.