• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/41

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

41 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Schizoid Personality Disorder
-avoid social activities and interaction with others
-may appear appear aloof, dull, humorless and often ignored in social settings
-Show little emotion or flattened emotion
-May appear indifferent

-Difficulty in social relationships
-Functional level not affected
-No meaningful friendships
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Distrustful and suspicious perhaps even jealous of others
Unable to acknowledge own negative feelings towards other people
Inaccurate processing of social cues from others

Hostile perhaps give off an attitude
Hypercritical of others

Work issues resulting in job loss
Social skill issues resulting in an inability to maintain relationships
Few leisure activities (if any usually solo)
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Person has few to no intimate relationships
Peculiar thought patterns, behaviors and appearance
Flat or inappropriate affect

Possible CNS impairment especially in processing sensory input
Cognitive-perceptual deficits have been identified
ADL performance impaired due to possible CNS or cognitive impairment
What 3 Personality disorders are associated with schizophrenia?
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
What is cluster A?
odd or eccentric behavior
what are causes of personality disroders?
-learned patterns of behavior
-cns disturbances
-familial link
-biochemical
-cognitive dysfunction
-culture
what is personality?
A distinctive set of traits, behavior styles and patterns that make up our character or individuality
What is personality disorder?
Struggling with or having great difficulty dealing with other people (interpersonal skills)
Inflexible, rigid, and/or unable to respond to changes of life or demands of life
Ways of thinking, perceiving situations, and relating to others are dysfunctional
When do personality disorders emerge?
no later than adolescence
Describe patterns of Axis II disorders
life-long patterns of adaptations
Cluster B
dramatic, emotional or erratic behavior
antisocial personality disorder
Act out conflicts and ignore normal rules of social behavior
Impulsive, irresponsible, belligerent and callous
History of legal difficulties, no remorse
High incidence of substance abuse

Clearest diagnostic criteria

Function impaired in social and work settings
Habits and patterns are usually illegal and/or harmful
Borderline personality disorder
Unstable in many areas including interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self image
Experience the world in extremes “all good” or “all bad”
Self-mutilation or recurrent suicidal gestures used to get attention or “manipulate” others

Self-image problems
Function impaired at performance level
Impulsivity may impact other areas such as ADLs

Be aware of “splitting”
what group of disorders is most stigmatized?
personality disorders
what disorder doesn't have any gray area?
borderline personality disorder
what way do people with borderline personality disorder do?
a lot of suicide gestures to get attention
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Self-esteem depends on the approval of others and does not arise from a true feeling of self-worth
Overwhelming desire to be noticed and often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention

Function impacted at the social skills level
Friendships and other relationships focus on the individual
Unpleasant to be around but able to function
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Exaggerated sense of self-importance
Absorbed by fantasies of unlimited success
Oversensitive to failure and often complains of multiple somatic symptoms

May be a learned pattern of adaptation
May be unique to the U.S.

Function is impaired in interpersonal relationships
Work may be impaired due to relationship difficulties

Usually present to treatment with depression
cluster c
anxious and or fearful behavior
Avoidant Personality Disorder
cluster c
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Hypersensitive to rejection
Unwilling to become involved with others unless sure of being liked
May have no close personal relationships outside of their family circle (would like to) and are upset at their inability to relate well to others

May be a learned pattern of behavior
Inability to form relationships impacts social function
Often seek treatment as a result of depression
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
cluster b
Histrionic Personality Disorder
cluster b
antisocial personality disorder
cluster b
borderline personality disorder
cluster b
Dependent Personality Disorder
cluster c
Dependent Personality Disorder
May exhibit a pattern of dependent and submissive behavior
Strong fear of rejection and lack self-confidence
Rarely initiates projects or does things independently

“Fear being alone”
May be a learned behavioral pattern
More likely to seek treatment

Function is limited by need for approval and advice from others
Cultural impact
schizoid personality disorder
cluster a
paranoid personality disorder
cluster a
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
cluster a
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Conscientious and have high levels of aspiration but strive for perfection
Inflexible, incapable of adapting to changed circumstances
Difficulty with making decisions and completing tasks

Potentially the most disabling in Cluster C

Engage in rituals (behavior/compulsions)
Functional impairment in social and work areas
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
cluster c
what is ot intervention for personality disorders?
-social skills training
-behavior modification
-medication
-education
-psychotherapy
what advice can you give someone with a personality disorder?
"that's rough, that's tough, sounds difficult, what are you going to do about it?"
social skills training
set strong and clear boundaries, limits
medication is not for:
changing behavior
-medication: works on co-occurring issue
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Dialectical (adjective) meaning logic, the logic of fallacy
Fundamental concepts include:
Patients are doing the best they can
Patients are motivated and willing to change
Radical acceptance is essential to recovery
Mindfulness is key to managing emotions
Includes skills training and individual sessions

Some individuals may not respond to treatment while others may only focus on the presenting issue such as depression
Defense mechanisms
Splitting
Playing one person off another

Denial

Repression

Projection
identity disorders
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder

Severe form of dissociation producing a lack of connection in thoughts, memories, feelings, actions or sense of identity
Seen as a coping mechanism in reaction to severe trauma

Two or more distinct (separate) identities or personality states that have power over the person’s behavior at different times
Alters (as the other identities are referred) exhibit differences in speech, mannerisms, attitudes, thoughts, gender orientation
May also differ in allergies, right vs. left handed, need for glasses
Dissociative Identity Disorder
May have 2 to 100 alters
Average age for initial development of alters is 5.9 years

Usually person is unaware of condition when seeking treatment and common complaint is episodes of amnesia or time loss
Common co-occurring diagnosis is depression

Persons may be suicidal or engage in self-harm activities
Also may complain of “hearing voices”

Treatment is primarily psychotherapy with hypnosis
OT treatment would focus on function