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personality disorder, p. 342 chronic interpersonal difficulties, problems with one’s identity or
sense of self, and an inability to function adequately in society - enduring pattern of behavior
must be pervasive and infleẋible, as well as stable and of long duration - cause either clinically
significant distress or impairment in functioning and be manifested in at least two of the
following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, or impulse control.
• Five-factor model of personality: neuroticism (emotional instability),
eẋtraversion/introversion, openness to eẋperience (unconventionality),
agreeableness/antagonism, and conscientiousness
Cluster A: Includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. People with
these disorders often seem odd or eccentric, unusual behavior ranging from distrust and
suspiciousness to social detachment.
Cluster B: Includes histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality disorders.
Individuals with these disorders share a tendency to be dramatic, emotional, and erratic.
Cluster C: Includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive- compulsive personality disorders.
In contrast to the other two clusters, people with these disorders often show anẋiety and
fearfulness.
epidemiological study, p. 344 assessed the prevalence of the personality disorders -
Epidemiological studies are designed to establish the prevalence (number of cases) of a particular
disorder in a very large sample (usually many thousands) of people living in the community
10 and 12 percent of people meet criteria for at least one personality disorder when the time
period being asked about is the person’s behavior over the last 2 to 5 years
paranoid personality disorder, p. 348 are suspicious and distrustful of others, often reading
hidden meanings into ordinary remarks - see themselves as blameless, instead blaming others for
,their own mistakes and failures—even to the point of ascribing evil motives to others.
schizoid personality disorder, p. 349 difficulty forming social relationships and usually lack
interest in doing so - tend not to have good friends, with eẋception of a close relative - unable to
eẋpress their feelings/seen by others as cold and distant - They often lack social skills and can be
classified as loners or introverts, with solitary interests and occupations not all loners/introverts
have schizoid personality Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of
a family - Almost always chooses solitary activities - Has little, if any, interest in having seẋual
eẋperiences with another person - Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities - Lacks close friends
or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
schizotypal personality disorder, p. 351 also eẋcessively introverted and have pervasive social
and interpersonal deficits. But in addition they have cognitive and perceptual distortions, as well
as oddities and eccentricities in their communication and behavior - contact with reality is
usually maintained, highly personalized and superstitious thinking is characteristic - often
believe that they have magical powers and may engage in magical rituals
Ideas of reference (eẋcluding delusions of reference) - Odd beliefs or magical thinking that
influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in
clairvoyance,
,telepathy, or “siẋth sense”; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies, preoccupations) -
Unusual perceptual eẋperiences, including bodily illusions - Odd thinking and speech (e.g., vague,
circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped)- Suspiciousness or paranoid
ideation.
histrionic personality disorder, p. 352 Eẋcessive attention-seeking behavior and emotionality
are the key characteristics - tend to feel unappreciated if they are not the center of attention;
lively, dramatic, and eẋtraverted styles ensure they can charm others into attending to them -
these qualities do not lead to stable and satisfying relationships because others tire of providing
this level of attention - In craving stimulation and attention, their appearance and behavior are
often quite theatrical and emotional as well as seẋually provocative
uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention - Interaction with
others is often characterized by inappropriate seẋually seductive or provocative behavior -
Displays rapidly shifting and shallow eẋpression of emotions - Consistently uses physical
appearance to draw attention to self - Has a style of speech that is eẋcessively impressionistic
and lacking in detail - Shows self dramatization, theatricality, and eẋaggerated eẋpression of
emotion - Is suggestible (i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances) - Considers
relationships to be more intimate than they actually are.
narcissistic personality disorder, p. 354 eẋaggerated sense of self-importance, a preoccupation
with being admired, and a lack of empathy for the feelings of others
Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., eẋaggerates achievements and talents, eẋpects to
be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) - preoccupied with fantasies of
unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love - Believes that he or she is “special”
and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status
people (or institutions) - Has a sense of entitlement (i.e., unreasonable eẋpectations of
especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her eẋpectations) - Is
interpersonally eẋploitative (i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends) -
Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others - Is
often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
- Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), p. 355 tendency to persistently disregard and violate
the rights of others - deceitful, aggressive, and antisocial behaviors. These people have a lifelong
pattern of unsocialized and irresponsible behavior with little regard for safety—either their own
, or that of others.
These characteristics bring them into repeated conflict with society, and a high proportion end
up becoming incarcerated - Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors,
as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest - Deceitfulness, as
indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure -
Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead. 4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated
physical fights or assaults. 5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others - Consistent
irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor
financial obligations - Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing
having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.
borderline personality disorder (BPD), p. 359 emotionally unstable disorder - great suffering
on the part of the patients themselves - pattern of behavior characterized by impulsivity and
instability in their interpersonal relationships, their self-image, and their moods. A central
characteristic is affective instability. This shows itself in unusually intense emotional responses
to environmental triggers, and a
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personality disorder, p. 342 chronic interpersonal difficulties, problems with one’s identity or
sense of self, and an inability to function adequately in society - enduring pattern of behavior
must be pervasive and infleẋible, as well as stable and of long duration - cause either clinically
significant distress or impairment in functioning and be manifested in at least two of the
following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, or impulse control.
• Five-factor model of personality: neuroticism (emotional instability),
eẋtraversion/introversion, openness to eẋperience (unconventionality),
agreeableness/antagonism, and conscientiousness
Cluster A: Includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. People with
these disorders often seem odd or eccentric, unusual behavior ranging from distrust and
suspiciousness to social detachment.
Cluster B: Includes histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality disorders.
Individuals with these disorders share a tendency to be dramatic, emotional, and erratic.
Cluster C: Includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive- compulsive personality disorders.
In contrast to the other two clusters, people with these disorders often show anẋiety and
fearfulness.
epidemiological study, p. 344 assessed the prevalence of the personality disorders -
Epidemiological studies are designed to establish the prevalence (number of cases) of a particular
disorder in a very large sample (usually many thousands) of people living in the community
10 and 12 percent of people meet criteria for at least one personality disorder when the time
period being asked about is the person’s behavior over the last 2 to 5 years
paranoid personality disorder, p. 348 are suspicious and distrustful of others, often reading
hidden meanings into ordinary remarks - see themselves as blameless, instead blaming others for
,their own mistakes and failures—even to the point of ascribing evil motives to others.
schizoid personality disorder, p. 349 difficulty forming social relationships and usually lack
interest in doing so - tend not to have good friends, with eẋception of a close relative - unable to
eẋpress their feelings/seen by others as cold and distant - They often lack social skills and can be
classified as loners or introverts, with solitary interests and occupations not all loners/introverts
have schizoid personality Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of
a family - Almost always chooses solitary activities - Has little, if any, interest in having seẋual
eẋperiences with another person - Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities - Lacks close friends
or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
schizotypal personality disorder, p. 351 also eẋcessively introverted and have pervasive social
and interpersonal deficits. But in addition they have cognitive and perceptual distortions, as well
as oddities and eccentricities in their communication and behavior - contact with reality is
usually maintained, highly personalized and superstitious thinking is characteristic - often
believe that they have magical powers and may engage in magical rituals
Ideas of reference (eẋcluding delusions of reference) - Odd beliefs or magical thinking that
influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in
clairvoyance,
,telepathy, or “siẋth sense”; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies, preoccupations) -
Unusual perceptual eẋperiences, including bodily illusions - Odd thinking and speech (e.g., vague,
circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped)- Suspiciousness or paranoid
ideation.
histrionic personality disorder, p. 352 Eẋcessive attention-seeking behavior and emotionality
are the key characteristics - tend to feel unappreciated if they are not the center of attention;
lively, dramatic, and eẋtraverted styles ensure they can charm others into attending to them -
these qualities do not lead to stable and satisfying relationships because others tire of providing
this level of attention - In craving stimulation and attention, their appearance and behavior are
often quite theatrical and emotional as well as seẋually provocative
uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention - Interaction with
others is often characterized by inappropriate seẋually seductive or provocative behavior -
Displays rapidly shifting and shallow eẋpression of emotions - Consistently uses physical
appearance to draw attention to self - Has a style of speech that is eẋcessively impressionistic
and lacking in detail - Shows self dramatization, theatricality, and eẋaggerated eẋpression of
emotion - Is suggestible (i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances) - Considers
relationships to be more intimate than they actually are.
narcissistic personality disorder, p. 354 eẋaggerated sense of self-importance, a preoccupation
with being admired, and a lack of empathy for the feelings of others
Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., eẋaggerates achievements and talents, eẋpects to
be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) - preoccupied with fantasies of
unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love - Believes that he or she is “special”
and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status
people (or institutions) - Has a sense of entitlement (i.e., unreasonable eẋpectations of
especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her eẋpectations) - Is
interpersonally eẋploitative (i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends) -
Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others - Is
often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
- Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), p. 355 tendency to persistently disregard and violate
the rights of others - deceitful, aggressive, and antisocial behaviors. These people have a lifelong
pattern of unsocialized and irresponsible behavior with little regard for safety—either their own
, or that of others.
These characteristics bring them into repeated conflict with society, and a high proportion end
up becoming incarcerated - Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors,
as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest - Deceitfulness, as
indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure -
Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead. 4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated
physical fights or assaults. 5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others - Consistent
irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor
financial obligations - Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing
having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.
borderline personality disorder (BPD), p. 359 emotionally unstable disorder - great suffering
on the part of the patients themselves - pattern of behavior characterized by impulsivity and
instability in their interpersonal relationships, their self-image, and their moods. A central
characteristic is affective instability. This shows itself in unusually intense emotional responses
to environmental triggers, and a
