psych 40S personality disorders ms mack

Disorder:  

Symptoms:  

Prevalence: 

Bipolar 

fluctuations between episodes of depression and mania 

SAD (seasonal affective disorder) 

Consistent depression associated with a particular season, common in areas with little sunlight in winter (north latitudes) 

Depression 

2 weeks of continually being in a bad mood, having no interest in doing anything, and getting no pleasure from activities they used to like 

Paranoid 

Pattern of distrust & suspiciousness 

Perceiving others as having evil motives 

Histrionic 

Excessive personality and attention-seeking 

Individuals behave as if they are “on stage” 

Narcissistic 

pattern of grandiosity, need for ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­admiration and lack of empathy appearing by early adulthood 

OCD 

Excessive/intense interest in being neat and orderly, achieving perfection and having control 

Dependent  

Pattern of being submissive and clingy; excessive need to be taken care of 

Avoidant  

Avoidance of social contact, lack of friends due to feelings of inadequacy and fear of rejection 

Antisocial/sociopathy 

Pattern of disregarding the rights of others without feeling guilt or remorse 

Borderline personality disorder 

intense emotional instability 

efforts to avoid abandonment  

Experience minor problems as major crises 

May express anger, frustration, and dismay through suicidal gestures and threats, self-mutilation and other self-destructive acts.  

unstable self-image and find it hard to trust others. 

unstable and explosive relationships with others. 

2% 

schizophrenia 

Disorder of thoughts, attentions, and perception (hallucinations) 

Motor disorders 

Emotional (Affective) disorders 

2% 

Dissociative/"Split Personality" Disorder 

disruption, split, or breakdown in one’s normal integrated self, consciousness, memory or sense of identity 

• two or more distinct identities, each with its own pattern of perceiving, thinking about, and relating to the world; different personality states may take control at different times and may have amnesia for other states; a dominant personality often exists which is omniscient