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13 Cards in this Set
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What is A stable, recurring pattern of human behavior?
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personality Trait
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What is A constellation of personality traits recognizable as a frequent and familiar combination?
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Personality Type
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What is A constellation of personality traits that are inflexible and maladaptive, leading to difficulties in work or interpersonal relations, subjective distress, and usually both.?
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Personality Disorder
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How do personality disorders present in medical settings? in the family?
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doctor‐patient relationship
Noncompliance Difficulty coping Personality disorders are associated with marital conflicts, sexual dysfunction, problems with child rearing and with domestic violence. |
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What other "issues" usually present with personality disorders?
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anxiety
depression They are more likely to experience external problems or losses resulting from their problematic behavior, such as divorce, job loss, legal troubles, and poor outcome from a medical condition. |
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What factors are assessed in making a diagnosis?
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Collateral sources (family, friends)
Social and developmental history** Personality tests (ex. MMPI) Current strengths and weaknesses (best for acute diagnosis) |
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What is the suspected etiology of personality disorder?
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Personality in general is formed through an interaction of genetic and developmental influences.
Severe personality disorders generally imply a mood disorder, mild neurological abnormality (such as attention deficit disorder or learning disability), or a family history of alcoholism or personality disorder, plus some kind of early loss, trauma, or abuse. If the developmental history is apparently benign, the likelihood of an affective or organic factor is even greater. |
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What is the 5 axis approach to describing psychiatric assessments?
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I. Clinical Disorders
-most major mental disorders II. Personality Disorders* -includes mental retardation III. General Medical Conditions IV. Psychosocial and Environmental Problems V. Global Assessment of Functioning. (0-100) * breaking out 2, is not meant for etiology or treatment, just so that it does not go ignored |
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* What are the three clusters of personality disorders?
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DOA
A - Odd B - Dramatic C - Anxious |
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* What types of personality disorders are the following? Describe each.
Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal |
Odd ; Type A
Paranoid - suspicious (ship captain) Schizoid - socially awkward, loner (doogie houser) Schizotypal - odd, eccentric (gary busey) |
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What personality type are the following? Describe each:
•Avoidant •Obsessive‐Compulsive •Dependent |
Anxious ; Type C
•Avoidant - underachiever, avoids challenges, fear failure •Obsessive‐Compulsive - picky, perfectionist •Dependent - dependent (guy who sought comfort from his cheating wife from his wife) |
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Note: how are OCD and OCPD different?
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OCPD (Axis II) - do not see their actions as abnormal (poor insight), do not have obsessions
OCD (Axis I) - recognize their behaviors as being alien |
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**What personality cluster do these fit into? describe each.
•Narcissistic •Antisocial •Borderline •Histrionic |
Dramatic ; Type B
•Narcissistic - grandiose, puts others down (groundhog day) •Antisocial* - criminal, disregard for laws and norms (does not mean avoiding social interactions) •Borderline - unstable, impulsive, destructive •Histrionic - dramatic, attention-seeking |
