Module 2: Personality & Developmental Disroders

Paranoid Personality

• distrust of others

• sensitive to rejection

• monitors trust breaking

Cluster A: Odd/Eccentric

Schizoid

• lack of interest in relationships

• limited interests

• emotional coldness

Cluster A: Odd/Eccentric

Schizotypal

• confused/unrealistic goals

• difficulty developing close relationships

Cluster A: Odd/Eccentric

Antisocial Personality

• aka sociopath

• disregards rights of others

• deceitful, impulsive, aggressive, disregard for safety, lack of remorse

• emotionally intelligent, just don’t show empathy

• psychopath - more extreme subtype. 

• NOT always violent

Cluster B: Dramatic/Emotional/Erratic

Borderline

• unstable relationships, self image

• impsuleve, fear of abandonment, mood swings, angry

Histrionic

• emotion & attention seeking

• rapidly change emotion

• use physical appearance to draw attention

Cluster B: Dramatic/Emotional/Erratic

Narcissistic

• Grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy

• exaggerates talents

• believes they are special

• exploitative of others

Cluster B: Dramatic/Emotional/Erratic

Avoidant

• introverted

• feels inadequate

• hypersensitive to critique

• avoids people

Cluster C: Anxious/Fearful

Dependent

• need to be taken care of

• clingy behavior

• needs reassurance

• helpless when alone

• difficulty expressing disagreement

Cluster C: Anxious/Fearful

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

• Preoccupied with perfectonism, interpersonal control

• NOT OCD

Cluster C: Anxious/Fearful

Hyperactivity

• fidgety

• runs/climbs at inappropriate ties

• restlessness

• blurts out answers, interrupts

• excessively talks

Inattention

• careless mistakes

• not listening when spoken to

• difficulty organizing

• loses things

• easily distracted

ADHD

Inattention & Hyperactivity

Autism

Deficits in social interaction

• doesn’t initiate/respond to conversation

• lack eye contact

• lack of facial expression

• difficulty understanding gestures/posture

• difficulty making friends

Repetitive Behaviors

• repetitive motor movements/speech

• resistant to change

• rigid daily routine

• fixed interest

• hypo/hyper reactive to stimuli