Personality Disorder
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1. Personality temperament (genetics) + character (environment)
2. Factors Contributing to Personality genetics, past experiences, present experiences, view
of future
3. Personality Traits characteristic patterns of perceiving, interacting with
and thinking about one's environment
4. Personality Disorder enduring, inflexible and maladaptive manner of inter-
acting with one's environment; code on axis II
5. Personality Disorder - Importance tailor treatment to patient's coping style; increased
of Recognition morbidity and mortality; increased rates of separation
and divorce; affect course and prognosis of comorbid
Axis I conditions; influence use of medications; reac-
tions evoked in health care professionals
6. Cluster A odd, eccentric; paranoid; schizoid; schizotypical
7. Cluster B dramatic, erratic, emotional; histrionic, narcissistic, an-
tisocial, borderline
8. Cluster C anxious, fearful; dependant, avoidant, obsessive-com-
pulsive
9. Schizotypal Personality Disorder characterized by odd, eccentric behavior, perceptual
distortions; 3-5%, may be more common in men; more
common in biological relatives of schizophrenics
10. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - magical thinking - clairvoyance, superstitious; pecu-
clinical features liar appearance, speech; suspiciousness or paranoid
ideation; Ideas of reference - not delusions of ref-
erence; illusions; poor interpersonal relationships -->
few friends; eccentric speech; job instability; may de-
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compensate under stress and become overtly psychot-
ic for brief time; 30-50% have major depressive disor-
der
11. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - may remain stable, work, get married (not common);
Course and Prognosis premorbid personality for schizophrenia; 10% eventu-
ally commit suicide (related to the depression)
12. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - psychotherapy - goal = social skills training; pharma-
Treatment cotherapy - antipsychotics, antidepressants; medical -
respect need for privacy and distance
13. Schizoid Personality Disorder Lifelong pattern of social withdrawal, discomfort, with
human interaction, eccentricity, isolation; 7.5% of pop-
ulation; male > female, unknown etiology
14. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Clin- appear apathetic and aloof, unsociable, seclusive; re-
ical Features stricted affect; gravitate toward solitary jobs; solitary
interests; no loss of capacity to recognize reality
15. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Who cares what others think of me? I enjoy doing
thoughts things alone more than with others.
16. Schizoid Personality Disorders - onset early childhood; may not last entire life; may
prognosis develop schizophrenia
17. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Psychotherapy - may become devoted patients if seek
treatment treatment, may reveal their fantasies, fears of depen-
dance, group therapy may provide only social contact;
Pharmacotherapy - antipsychotics, antidepressants, as
needed; Medical - respect need for privacy, may be
suspicious of authority figures (physicians)
18. Paranoid Personality Disorder
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1. Personality temperament (genetics) + character (environment)
2. Factors Contributing to Personality genetics, past experiences, present experiences, view
of future
3. Personality Traits characteristic patterns of perceiving, interacting with
and thinking about one's environment
4. Personality Disorder enduring, inflexible and maladaptive manner of inter-
acting with one's environment; code on axis II
5. Personality Disorder - Importance tailor treatment to patient's coping style; increased
of Recognition morbidity and mortality; increased rates of separation
and divorce; affect course and prognosis of comorbid
Axis I conditions; influence use of medications; reac-
tions evoked in health care professionals
6. Cluster A odd, eccentric; paranoid; schizoid; schizotypical
7. Cluster B dramatic, erratic, emotional; histrionic, narcissistic, an-
tisocial, borderline
8. Cluster C anxious, fearful; dependant, avoidant, obsessive-com-
pulsive
9. Schizotypal Personality Disorder characterized by odd, eccentric behavior, perceptual
distortions; 3-5%, may be more common in men; more
common in biological relatives of schizophrenics
10. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - magical thinking - clairvoyance, superstitious; pecu-
clinical features liar appearance, speech; suspiciousness or paranoid
ideation; Ideas of reference - not delusions of ref-
erence; illusions; poor interpersonal relationships -->
few friends; eccentric speech; job instability; may de-
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compensate under stress and become overtly psychot-
ic for brief time; 30-50% have major depressive disor-
der
11. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - may remain stable, work, get married (not common);
Course and Prognosis premorbid personality for schizophrenia; 10% eventu-
ally commit suicide (related to the depression)
12. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - psychotherapy - goal = social skills training; pharma-
Treatment cotherapy - antipsychotics, antidepressants; medical -
respect need for privacy and distance
13. Schizoid Personality Disorder Lifelong pattern of social withdrawal, discomfort, with
human interaction, eccentricity, isolation; 7.5% of pop-
ulation; male > female, unknown etiology
14. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Clin- appear apathetic and aloof, unsociable, seclusive; re-
ical Features stricted affect; gravitate toward solitary jobs; solitary
interests; no loss of capacity to recognize reality
15. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Who cares what others think of me? I enjoy doing
thoughts things alone more than with others.
16. Schizoid Personality Disorders - onset early childhood; may not last entire life; may
prognosis develop schizophrenia
17. Schizoid Personality Disorder - Psychotherapy - may become devoted patients if seek
treatment treatment, may reveal their fantasies, fears of depen-
dance, group therapy may provide only social contact;
Pharmacotherapy - antipsychotics, antidepressants, as
needed; Medical - respect need for privacy, may be
suspicious of authority figures (physicians)
18. Paranoid Personality Disorder
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