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What is the definition of personality?
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a consistent style of behavior uniquely recognizable in each individual
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What are characteristics of personality disorders?
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• presence of long-standing, rigid, unsuitable pattern of relating to others
• cause socal & occupational impairment • lack of insight • failure to seek psychological help (unless compelled by others) • absence of frank psychosis |
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Describe Cluster A
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• patient is eccentric and/or fears social relationships
• includes: - paranoid personality disorder - schizoid personality disorder - schizotypal personality disorder |
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Describe Cluster B
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• patient is emotional, erratic, and/or dramatic
• includes: - histrionic personality disorder - narcissistic personality disorder - antisocial personality disorder - borderline personality disorder |
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Describe Cluster C
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• patient is fearful and/or anxious
• includes: - avoidant personality disorder - obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - dependent personality disorder |
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Which personality disorder is the least common?
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schizoid personality disorder
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What are the 3 most common personality disorders?
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• dependent personality disorder
• schizotypal personality disorder • histrionic personality disorder |
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Which personality disorder cannot be diagnosed until 18 years of age?
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antisocial personality disorder
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Patients with schizoid, schizotypal, or paranoid disorders tend to have a family history of what psychiatric disorder?
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schizophrenia
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People with paranoid disorder tend to have a family history of what psychiatric disorder?
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delusional disorder (persecutory type)
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People with antisocial personality disorder tend to have a family history of what psychiatric disorders?
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• substance abuse
• somatization disorder |
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People with borderline personality disorder tend to have a family history of what psychiatric disorders?
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• antisocial personality disorder
• mood disorders • substance abuse |
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People with avoidant personality disorder tend to have a family history of what psychiatric disorder?
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anxiety disorder
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What are characteristics of paranoid personality disorder?
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• attributes responsibility for problems to others
• hostility • hypersenitivity to criticism • litigious • mistrustful • suspicious |
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A patient with paranoid personality disorder uses which defense mechanisms?
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• projection
• denial |
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What are characteristics of schizoid personality disorder?
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• lifelong pattern of voluntary social withdrawal
• indifferent to and derive little pleasure from social & sexual contacts • prefer & can perform well at solitary activites • similar to delusional disorder and schizophrenia (but without frank psychotic symptoms) |
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In the young, schizoid personality disorder can be mistaken for what disorder?
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mild autistic disorder
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What are characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder?
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• magical thinking (ex. don't step on a crack or crack your mother's back)
• odd thought patterns & behavior w/out psychosis • peculiar appearance • reason in odd ways • strange speech • commonly co-occurs with major depression |
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What are other differentials to consider for a patient with schizotypal personality disorder?
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• delusional disorder
• mood disorder with psychosis • schizophrenia |
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What defense mechanisms are used by patients with schizotypal personality disorder?
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• projection
• denial |
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What are characteristics of histrionic personality disorder?
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• demand attention
• dramatic • egocentric • extroverted • emotional • immature • inability to maintain intimate relationships • sexual provocative |
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Histrionic personalities use which defense mechanisms?
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• repression
• regression • somatization |
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What are characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder?
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• chronically dissatisfied (due to need for admiration)
• envious • grandiose • has sense of speical entitlement • lack empathy • maintain superficial, exploitative relationships |
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Narcissistic PD use which defense mechanisms?
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• denial
• displacement • poor ego functioning |
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What are other differentials to consider with a narcissistic PD?
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• borderline
• histrionic • OCD |
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What are characteristics of antisocial PD?
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• aka sociopaths or psychopaths
• criminality • fails to learn from experiences • unwilling to conform to social norms |
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What are characteristics of borderline PD?
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• boredom, emptiness
• brief period of loss of contact w/ reality • feelings of aloneness • impulsiveness • suicide attempts • unstable behavior and moodWhat are defense mechanisms used by borderline PD? |
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What are defense mechanisms used by borderline PD?
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• denial
• displacement • poor ego functioning • splitting |
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What are characteristics of avoidant PD?
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• has inferiority complex
• sensitive • shy • socially withdrawn |
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What are defense mechanisms that avoidant personalities use?
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• avoidance
• regression |
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What other differentials should be considered in a patient with avoidant personality disorder?
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• dependent PD
• schizoid PD • social phobia |
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What are characteristics of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
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• indecisive
• judgemental • orderly • overly conscientious • perfectionistic • stubborn |
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What are characteristics of dependent personality disorder?
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• excessively passive
• hypersensitive to criticism • lacks self-confidence • lets other assume their responsibilities |
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What defense mechanisms are used by dependent personalities?
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• avoidance
• regression |
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What are characteristics of passive-aggressive personality disorder?
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• inefficient
• procastinates • seems compliant but are defiant • stubborn |
