Personality Disorder Cluster B

Antisocial personality disorder b word

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Antisocial personality disorder

A pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others; criminal impulsive, deceitful, or callous behavior; lack of remorse.

Antisocial personality disorder similar disorders

Conduct disorder (evidenced by age 15)

Borderline personality disorder b word

borderline

Borderline personality disorder

A pattern of instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships and marked impulsivity; transient dissociative states; highly reactive to real or imagined abandonment

Borderline personality disorder similar disorders

Mood disorders

Histrionic personality disorder b word

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Histrionic personality disorder

A pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking; dramatic, seductive, or provocative behavior; suggestible; shallow emotional expression and relationships

Histrionic personality disorder similar disorders

somatoform disorders, mood disorders

Narcissistic personality disorder b word

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Narcissistic personality disorder

A pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy; entitled, arrogant, and exploitative attitudes and behavior

Narcissistic personality disorder similar disorders

Manic symptoms

Two subtypes of antisocial personality disorder

psychopath and sociopath

Borderline personality disorder cognitive theory

Childhood abuse, neglect, and instability contribute to difficulties in regulating emotions and in attainig a positive stable identity throught several mechanisms

Borderline personality disorder psychoanalytic theory

People never learned to fully differentiate themselves from their view of others, which makes them extremely reactive to others’ opinions. of them and to the possibility of abandonment.

Borderline personality disorder neurobioligcial theory

smaller amygdala and hippocampus results in difficult in regulating moods. Structural and metabolic abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex result in dysregulation of emotional reactions and control of impulsive behavior.

Borderline personality disorder biological theroy

symptoms are heritable

BPD treatment dialectical behavior therapy

Focuses on:

• Gaining more realistic and positive sense of self

• learning adaptive skills for solving problems and regulating emotions

• correcting dichotomous thinking

Cognitive therapy treatments for BPD

Systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving (STEPPS)

• group therapy

• challenge cognitions, self management, problem solving

• shows greater improvement in negative affect, impulsivity, and functioning

Narcissistic Personality disorder psychodynamic theory

Symptoms are maladaptive strategies for
managing emotions and self-views

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Cognitive theory

result of unrealistically positive assumptions about self worth developed because of indulgence and overvaluation by others during childhood. People develop the belief that they are unique or exceptional as a defense against rejection by important people in their lives.