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23 Cards in this Set
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Personality |
The totality of emotional and behavioral characteristics that are particular to a specific person and that remain somewhat stable and predictable over time |
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Personality traits |
Characteristics which an individual is born or develops early in life |
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Paranoid personality disorder |
Pervasive, persistent, and inappropriate mistrust of others Suspicious of others motives Assumes others intend to exploit, harm, or deceive them Men |
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Paranoid personality disorder clinical pic |
On guard Hypervigilant Ready for any threat Trust no one Test honesty of others Insensitive of others feelings Oversensitive Misinterprets minute cues Magnifies and distorts cues in the environment Does not accept responsibility Attributes shortcomings to others |
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Schizoid personality disorder |
Characterized primarily by a profound defect in the ability to form personal relationships Failure to respond to others in a meaningful and emotional way |
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Schizoid clinical pic |
Aloof and indifferent to others Emotionally cold No close friends Alone Shy, anxious, uneasy around others Inappropriately serious about everything Difficulty acting in light hearted manner |
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Schizotypal personality disorder |
Behavior is odd and eccentric Behavior doesnt decompensate to schizophrenia Graver form of less severe schzoid |
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Schizotypal clinical pic |
Aloof and isolated Bland and apathetic behavior Magical thinking Ideas of reference Illusions Depersonalization Superstitious Withdrawal into self Bizarre speech pattern When under stress may decompensate and show psychotic |
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Antisocial personality disorder |
Pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behavior that reflects a general disregard for rights of others Socially irresponsible Exploitive Without remorse |
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Antisocial clinical pic |
Fails to sustain consistent employment Fails to conform to the law Exploits and manipulates others for gain Fails to develop stable relationships |
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Borderline personality disorder |
Pattern of intense and chaotic relationships with affective instability Fluctuating and extreme attitudes w others Highly impulsive Emotionally unstable Directly and indirectly self destructive Lack clear sense of personality Women |
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Histrionic personality disorder |
Colorful, dramatic, extroverted behavior in excitable emotional people Excitable Emotional Colorful Dramatic Extroverted |
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Histrionic clinical pic |
Self dramatizing Attention seeking Overly gregarious Seductive Manipulative Exhibitionistic Highly distractible Difficulty paying attention to detail Easily influenced by others Difficulty forming close relationships Strongly dependent Somatic complaints |
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Narcissistic personality disorder |
Exaggerated sense of self worth Lack of empathy Belief in inalienable right to recieve special consideration Men |
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Narcissistic clinical pic |
Overly self centered Exploits others in an effort to fulfill own desires Mood is often grounded in grandiosity, is usually optimistic, relaxed, cheerful, and care free Mood easily changes due to fragile self esteem Criticism leads to rage, shame, and humiliation |
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Avoidant personality disorder |
Extreme sensitivity to rejection Social withdrawal |
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Avoidant clinical pic |
Awkward and uncomfortable in social situations Desire close relationships but avoid them for fear of rejection Timid, withdrawn, or cold Lonely and feel unwanted View others as critical and betraying |
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Dependent personality disorder |
Pattern of relying on others fpr emotional support Youngest child of family |
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Dependent clinical pic |
Lack of self confidence Posture Voice Mannerisms Overly generous and thoughtful Underplays own attractiveness and achievements Low self worth and easily hurt by criticism Avoid positions of responsibility Assume passive and submissive roles |
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Obsessive compulsive personality disorder |
Inflexibility about the way things must be done Devotion to productivity at the exclusion of personal pleasure Men Oldest child |
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Ocpd clinical pic |
Concerned with matters of organization Rigid and unbending Socially polite and formal Rank conscious Surface seems calm and controlled Under is ambivalent, conflict, hostility |
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Borderline personality disorder |
Tendency to fall on border between neuroses and psychoses Instability of interpersonal relationships Unstable self image Marked impulsivity Intensity of affect and behavior |
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Borderline clinical pic |
Chronic depression Inability to be alone Clinging and distancing behavior Splitting Manipulation Self destructive behaviors Impulsivity |
