Ch. 22: Personality Disorders

Personality Disorders

Happen when someone's personality becomes pathological

can co-occur with other mental health disorders.

Egosyntonic Thinking

People with personality disorders don't believe they have a problem.

Cluster A

Personality disorders characterized by odd or eccentric traits.

WEIRD

Cluster B

Personality disorders characterized by dramatic, erratic, and emotional traits

very manipulative

WILD

Cluster C

Personality disorders characterized by anxious or fearful traits

insecure and inadequate

WORRIED

Cluster A Disorders

paranoid

schizoid

schizotypal

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Distrust and suspiciousness towards others

they think motives of other people are not good.

Paranoid Personality Disorder Interventions

- 1:1 teaching

- clear and simple

BE STRAIGHTFORWARD

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Detached and doesn't want to form close relationships

prefers isolation

"average emo kid"

Schizoid Personality Disorder Interventions

don't force them to socialize

don't force them to do things where they socialize

Jobs that don't interact with people: work from home/IT

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Tend to get involved in witchcraft

believe they have powers

odd beliefs and magical thinking

uses metaphors

Shizotypal Personality Disorder Interventions

clarify and ask to interpret their words

Cluster B Disorders

"wild ppl"

- antisocial

- borderline

- histrionic

- narcissistic

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Lacks empathy and accountability

- they will hurt someone and not care

has a sense of entitlement

impulsive and charming

Antisocial Personality Disorder Interventions

- confrontation

- be very firm because they will try to manipulate you

Borderline Personality Disorder

Characterized by black and white thinking

intense mood swings ( more anger/sadness)

fear of abandonment

impulsivity

engages in splitting (will say one thing but do another in order to get their way)

BPD intervention

- SAFETY

Cause impulsivity can lead to them being a DTS and DTO

Histrionic Personality Disorder and Intervention

Seductive for attention

Intervention:

- limit setting

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Grandiose sense of importance

believes they are better than everyone and entitled to things.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Intervention

establish a sense fairness and be firm

Cluster C Disorders

"worried ppl"

- avoidant

- dependent

- obsessive compulsive

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Afraid of commitment (Ex: relationships, jobs, majors, etc.)

feels inferior or 'not good enough'.

Dependent Personality Disorder

Really relies on others

can't make decisions for themselves

Are always in a relationship and has no break in between break ups

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Absolute perfectionist

everything has to be perfect and go their way

If anything disrupts their plan its OVER

General Interventions for ALL Clusters

Don't argue with them

be direct

don't be too friendly: THEY CAN MANIPULATE YOU