Personality Disorders

Personality Disorders

Defining Personality Disorders

• Characteristics: unusual, cause problems, affect social relations, stable over time.

• Ego-syntonic vs. ego-dystonic thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or behaviors.

Diagnosing Personality Disorders

• Use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) for diagnosis.

• New steps in diagnosing in DSM-5: assess impairment, presence of disorder types, maladaptive traits.

The Bad Five Traits

• Negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, psychoticism.

Major Personality Disorders

• Three clusters in DSM-5: odd/eccentric, impulsive/erratic, anxious/avoidant.

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for mistaken core beliefs.

Beliefs, Thought Patterns, and Behavioral Styles

• Associated beliefs and behaviors with personality disorders.

• Examples of beliefs and corresponding behavioral strategies/styles.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

• Extreme odd beliefs and behaviors, difficulty relating to others.

• Prevalence, stability, and characteristics.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

• Arrogant, exploitative behavior, lack of empathy.

• Desire for admiration, prevalence estimates.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Deceitful, manipulative, dangerous behavior.

• Lack of remorse, prevalence, overrepresentation in business world.

Borderline Personality Disorder

• Emotional instability, self-harm tendencies, confusion in relationships.

• Prevalence, challenges for therapists, emotional training.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

• Feelings of inadequacy, fear of social