Personality Disorders Chapter 13

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Personality disorders

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Excessively rigid behavior patterns, or ways of relating to others, that ultimately become self-defeating.

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ego syntonic

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referring to behaviors or feelings that are perceived as natural parts of the self.

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ego dystonic

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reffering to behaviors or feelings that are perceived to be alien to one's self-idenity.

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schizotypal personality disorder

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a personality disorder characterized by eccentricities of thought and behavior, but without clearly psychotic features.

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anti-social personality disorder

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a personality disorder characterized by antisocial and irresponsible behavior and lack of remorse for misdeeds.

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Borderline personality disorder

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A personality disorder characterized by abrupt shifts in mood, lack of coherent sense of self, and unpredictable, impulsiv behavior.

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Spitting

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An inability to reconcile the positive and negative aspects of the self and others, resulting in sudden shifts between positive and negative feelings.

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Histronic personality disorder

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A personality disorder characterized by excessive need for attention, praise, reassurance, and approval.

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Narcassistic personality disorder

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A personality characterized by adoption of an inflated self-image and demands for attention and admiration.

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Avoidant personality disorder

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a personality disorder characterized by avoidance of social relationships due to fears of rejection.

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dependent personality disorder

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A personality disorder characterized by difficulty making independent decisions and overly dependent behavior.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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A personality disorder chracterized by rigid ways of relating to others, perfectionistic tendencies, lack of spontaneity, and excessive attention to detail.

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Pychodynamic perspectives

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Traditional Freudian theory focused on problems arising from the Oedipus complex as the foundation for abnormal behaviors, including personality disorders. Hans Kohut: self-psychology which emphasizes on processes in the development of a cohesive sense of self. Otto Kerburg: failure in early childhood to develop a sense of constancy and unity in one's image of oneself and others. Maragret Mahler: seperation from mother figure.

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Learning Perspectives

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Focus on maladative behaviors rather than disorders of personality. They are interested in identifying the learning histories and enviromental factors that give rise to maladaptive behaviors associated with diagnoses or personality disorders and the reinforcers that maintain them.

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Psychodynamic Treatment approaches

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Help people with personality disorders become aware of the roots of their self-defeating behavior patterns and learn more adaptive ways of relating to others.

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Behavioral Treatment Approaches

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Changing clients' behaviors rather than their personality structures. Clients' acquired maladaptive behaviors that are maintained by reinforcement conteingencies. Replace maladaptive behaviors with adaptive behaviors through techniques such as extinction, modeling, and reinforcement.

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Biological Treatment approaches

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Drug therapy does not directly treat personality disorders. Antidepressants or antianxiety drugs are sometimes use to treat associated depression or anxiety. Antidepressants of the SSRI class (Prozac) may also help temper anger and rage in people with borderline personality disorder and help them control anger and impulsive and aggressive behaviors including self-mutilation.