NUR 233 Mental Health - Final Exam (Combined)

NUR 233 Mental Health - Final Exam
(Combined)
Personality - ANS individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaviors that define her or
his quality of experiences and relationships



-rate of personality change slows over time but does not cease



Unhealthy personality - ANS individuals interpersonal and social relationships and functioning are
CONSISTENTLY maladaptive, complicated, or dysphoric

can be protective or be a liability



-results in ongoing relationship problems or emotional distress on a regular basis



Evolving personality - ANS opportunity to develop and support more adaptive functioning and social
relationships



Personality develop - ANS is first developed at age 3



personality issues - ANS are first seen in adolescents



good personality - ANS is flexible and adaptive



Personality disorders develop due to - ANS defense to anxiety

which is a threat to sense of self

HAVE INEFFECTIVE COPING (MALADAPTIVE)

,Personality disorder - ANS MOST CHALLENGING/ COMPLEX

-significant challenges in self identity

-have problems with empathy/intimacy in relationships

-difficulty recognizing/ owning that their difficulties are problems of their personality

THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATES OUTSIDE OF THEMSELVES



Effective coping - ANS person is flexible and adaptive

-have healthy personality traits

personality disorders do NOT have these



Ineffective coping - ANS personality disorders have

-rigid/flaccid (They do not care)



unhealthy personality traits - ANS inflexible and unpredictable

-maladaptive coping develops to fight stress and anxiety

They are PRIMITIVE/ IMMATURE

go 0-100 real quick



General characteristics of personality disorders - ANS -problematic relationships

-socially isolated

-avoidance

-rigid and demanding

-control issues

-passive aggressiveness

-untrusting

,acute episode of personality disorders - ANS Occur when stressed

-bizarre

-manipulative

-needy

-demanding



Cluster A personality disorders - ANS ODD and ECCENTRIC

THINK SCHIZOPHRENIA

-paranoid

-schizoid

-schizotypal

* think weird guy down the street



Cluster B personality disorders - ANS DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL, ERRATIC MOOD SWINGS

-borderline

-narcissistic

-histrionic

-antisocial

*Think drama queens (Donald trump)



Cluster C personality disorders - ANS ANXIOUS AND FEARFUL

- avoidant

-dependent

-obsessive compulsive

, * Think eore from Winnie the pooh



cluster a characteristics - ANS AVOIDANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS

-indifferent to actions of others

-magical thinkers

EVERYTHING HAPPENS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THEY DID

-suspicious

-cold

-withdrawn

-irrational

-odd speech

-bizzarre syntax

-clang associations

-nonadhernce to social standards

MILD: CAN FUNCTION

SEVERE: inability to cope



Cluster B characteristics - ANS Mood swings

-dramatic

-emotional

-labile

-shallow

-suicide

-substance abuse

-attention seeking