Intro to personality disorders
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Status: S1LectNotes Time: 2025-03-13 Tags: lecturenotes Links:Mental Illness & Disorders
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Objectives: understand personality disorders in general understand the biosocial modal of personality prevalence overview of personality disorders in medical care
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Things to note: not alot of traetments
Rambles: personality trait stable recurring pattern of human behaviour
personality type common grouping of related personality traits which often flock together
personality disorder a constallation of personallity traits which is inflexible and maladaptive leading to difficulties in social groups, subjective distress often both
biosocial model genetic factors account for half of personality traits environmental influences account for half
cluster a: off eccentric bizarre
paranoid PD distrusting unforgiving holds grudges treatment condsiderations importance of trust cognitive therapy no evidence that therapy is successful
schizoid PD
emotionally cold and distant lack of expression difficulty forming relationships almost autistic/often cinfused
Schizotypal PD
cluster b: emotional erratic dramatic
struggles with how to meet the world
Antisocial PD psychopathy high need for stimulation aggressiveness enjoys testing others lack of remorse self centred manipulative
difficult to treat
Borderline PD intense mood changes Its just BPD
Narcissistic PD grandiosity boastful and pretentious leck of empthay seeks admiration
Histronic needs lots of attention reassurance and excessive approval very concerned with appearance
cluster c: anxious fearful
Avoidant feeling inadequate low self esteem worry about being criticised avoids all rejection
dependant personality disorder clingy submissive
obsessive compulsive personality disorder perfectionism controlling rigid rules lose the forest for the trees frugal
treatment considerations psychotherapy treat accompanying mood
Prevalence BPD 1-2 in general population clinical settings 10-20
aspd comon in men
bpd common in women
diagnosis cultural variablility cultural content can affect diagnoses
diagnostic challanges when doctor and patient are from different cultures problems can arise from over and under compensaiton
migration and vulneravility the migration process can increase susceptability to mental disorders trauma compliactions
symptom overlap