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personality disorders (from textbook)
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PD features
dysfunctional + inflexible personality traits that deviate significantly from cultural expectations
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PD clusters
- A: odd / eccentric
- B: dramatic / erratic / emotional
- C: anxious / fearful
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odd / eccentric PDs
- paranoid PD
- schizoid PD
- schizotypal PD
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paranoid PD
general distrust + suspiciousness of others
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schizoid PD
social isolation and restricted emotional experience + expression
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schizotypal PD
social anxiety, paranoid fears, and eccentric behavior + perceptions + thoughts (delusions + illusions)
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what is the most commonly occurring PD cluster
odd / eccentric
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what are odd / eccentric PDs comorbid with?
anxiety-related and depressive disorders
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dramatic PD
- antisocial PD
- histrionic PD
- borderline PD
- narcissistic PD
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antisocial PD
problematic interpersonal styles (arrogance, lack of empathy, and manipulativeness)
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borderline PD
impulsivity, unstable affect + interpersonal relationships, and suicidality
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histrionic PD
excessive need for attention, superficial + fleeting emotions, impulsivity
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narcissistic PD
grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy for others
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what are the most common dramatic PDs?
antisocial + borderline PD
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anxious / fearful PDs
- avoidant PD
- dependent PD
- obsessive-compulsive PD
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avoidant PD
pervasive pattern of anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and social hypersensitivity
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dependent PD
pervasive + excessive need to be cared for, leading to submissiveness, clinging behavior, and fears of separation
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obsessive-compulsive PD
preoccupation w orderliness, perfectionism, and control
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what are the most common anxious / fearful PDs?
avoidant + obsessive-compulsive PD
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what is the cause of the stigma around PDs?
strong emotions + impulsive behaviors
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what is a strong influence for schizotypal PD?
genetic influences (bc of its place on SxS spectrum)
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major environmental risk factors for odd / eccentric
- parental maltreatment + withdrawal
- cognitive distortions
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what traits of dramatic PDs have genetic predispositions?
impulsive + aggressive behavior
- affective instability
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what do preventions for PD focus on?
reducing major risk factors
- child maltreatment
- poor interpersonal skills
- emotional dysregulation
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biological treatment for PD
medication (to ease anxiety + depression, stabilize mood, and reduce comorbid psychotic symptoms)
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most common assessments for symptoms of PD
- self-report questionnaires
- interviews
- informant reports
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psychological treatments for PD
- short term psychodynamic therapy
- cognitive-behavioral interventions
- dialectical behavioral therapy
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how effective are psych treatments for PD?
moderately effective (as they are not specifically tailored to PDs)
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course of PD
chronic + can remit over time
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dialectical behavior therapy (dbt)
- made by linehan
- target behavioral patterns of BPD + suicide patients
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psychopathy
psychological CONSTRUCT that describes chronic immoral + antisocial behavior
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psychopath
someonethat receives gratification from doing immoral things
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relationship between antisocial + psychopathy
nearly all psychopaths have ASPD but not all that have ASPD are psychopaths
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triad for aspd (childhood predictors for adsp in serial killers)
- (childhood predictors for adsp in serial killers)
- bedwetting
- hurting animals
- pyromania
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histrionic personality disorder mnemonic
- Provocative
- Relationships (unstable / bad)
- Attention-seeking
- Influenced easily
- Speech
- Emotional instability
- Make-up
- Exaggerated emotions
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malignant narcissism
- NOT A DIAGNOSIS
- extreme form of antisocial PD with narcissistic elements