Summary NUR 1520 Quiz 2 Study Guide

PSYCH STUDY GUIDE
QUIZ #2
CHAPTER 22 – PERSONALITY
DISORDER

 INTRODUCTION: PERSONALITY
 DEFINITION:
o The totality of emotional and behavioral characteristics
that are particular to a specific person and that remain
stable and predictable over time.
 Personality traits are characteristics with which an individual is
born or develops early in life.
 They influence the way in which he or she perceives and
relates to the environment and are quite stable over time.
 Personality development occurs in response to biological and
psychological influences.
o Heredity
o Temperament
o Experiential learning
o Social interaction

,  Personality disorders occur when traits become rigid and
inflexible and contribute to maladaptive patterns of behavior
or impairment in functioning.


 TYPES OF PERSONALITY DISORDER
 Ten specific types of personality disorders are identified in the
D S M-5. They fall into three clusters:
1. Behaviors described as odd or eccentric
2. Behaviors described as dramatic, emotional, or erratic
3. Behaviors described as anxious or fearful

PERSONALITY DISORDER CLUSTERS:
CLUSTER Behaviors described as  Paranoid personality disorder
A odd or eccentric.  Schizoid personality disorder
 Schizotypal personality
disorder
CLUSTER Behaviors described as  Antisocial personality disorder
B dramatic, emotional, or  Borderline personality
erratic. disorder
 Histrionic personality disorder
 Narcissistic personality
disorder
CLUSTER Behaviors described as  Avoidant personality disorder
C anxious or fearful.  Dependent personality
disorder
 Obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder

1. PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER: MISTRUST/PARANOIA
o DEFINITION: Pervasive, persistent, and inappropriate
mistrust of others.

, o Individuals with this disorder are suspicious of other’s
motives and assume that others intend to exploit, harm,
or deceive them.
o Predisposing factors:
 Hereditary relatives with schizophrenia
 Subject to early parental harassment, neglect
 Childhood trauma-react with protective vigilance
and mistrust
 Constantly on guard-hypervigilant
 Ready for any real or imagine threat
 Trusts no one- constantly tests the honesty of
others
 Feel that others are there to take advantage of
them
 Extremely oversensitive and tend to misinterpret
and distort even minute cues
 Become immune or insensitive to the feelings of
others
 Does not accept responsibility for own behavior
 Attributes shortcomings to others


2. SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER: ALONE/ISOLATED
o DEFINITION: A profound defect in the ability to form
personal relationships.
o Eccentric, isolated, or lonely.
o Social withdrawal, and their discomfort with human
interaction is apparent.
o Failure to respond to others in a meaningful emotional
way.
o Clinical picture:
 Aloof and indifferent to others