personality disorders

What is cluster A?

odd/eccentric disorders

paranoid

schizoid

schizotypal

What is cluster B?

dramatic/emotional/erratic disorders

antisocial

borderline

histronic

narcissistic

What is cluster C?

anxious/fearful disorders

avoidant

dependent

obsessive compulsive

What is a personality trait?

enduring to how someone is

characteristics that last throughout someone is

What are personality states?

specific point in time

situational

What are key features of all perosnality disorders?

pervasive

inflexible

stable over time

impacts all areas of life

rarely seek treatment

What is the prevalence of personality disorders?

paranoid, borderline, avoidant, dependent (female)

antisocial (males)

genetics

hormone imbalances

overactive amygdala

events early in life

What is paranoid personality disorder?

more female

distrust/ suspisiousness

guarded

difficulty with relationships

What is schizoid personality disorder?

detached from social relationships

no interest in relationships

restrictive range of emotions

What is schizotypal personality disorder?

psychoticism = odd beleifs, magical thinking

detachment = withdrawn

negative affect = suspiciousness, obsessed with particular thought

What is antisocial perosnailty disorder?

more males

antagonism = manipulative, deceitful, hostile, disregard

disinhibition = irresponsible, risk taking, impulsive

What is borderline personality disorder?

more female

negative affect = emotional liability, anxiousness, separation insecurity

disinhibition = impulsivity, risk

antagonism = hostile

What is histrionic personality disorder?

being center of attention, seductive, care about appearance, hypersensitive to criticism

What is narcissistic personlity disorder?

grandiosity = extreme self importance, lack of caring of others, self centered, condesending

attention seeking = attempts to attract and be focus of admiration

if questionsed becomes very angry

What is avoidant personality disorder?

more female

detachment = withdrawl, decreased intimacy

negative affect = intense nervousness, fearful of embarassment or relationships

What is dependent personality disorder?m

more female

lack of self confidence

fear of abandonment

seeks relationships

vulnerable to abuse

What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

compulsivity = perfectionism regardless of situation

negative affect = persists at task after it is functional

sense of self devised from being productive

flat emotions

What medications support cluster A?

antipsychotics

What medications support cluster B?

antidepressants

What medications support cluster C?

SSRI antidepressants

What are some impacts on occupational performance?

cant modulate emotions

decreased coping

decreased social skills

What interventions are commonly used with perosnality disorders?

social skills training

limit setting

CBT/DBT