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Personality disorders

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A pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitive, and guiltless behavior that reflects a general disregard for the rights of others.
Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
Once described as “latent schizophrenics,” their behaviors are odd and eccentric but they do not decompensate to the level of schizophrenia.
____ of treatment is to lessen the inflexibility of the maladaptive traits and reducing their interference with everyday functioning.
Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for histrionic personality disorder
A pervasive, persistent, and inappropriate mistrust of others. Individuals with this disorder are suspicious of others’ motives and assume that others intend to exploit, harm, or deceive them.
Characterized by colorful, dramatic, and extroverted behavior in excitable and emotional people.
___ behavioral therapy good for antisocial, OCD disorders
Down
Therapy is good for borderline personality disorder
Characterized by extreme sensitivity to rejection and because of this may lead a very socially withdrawn life.
Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
Characterized by exaggerated sense of self-worth. They lack empathy and are hypersensitive to the evaluation of others.
Characterized by a pattern of relaying excessively on others for emotional support.
Characterized by individuals being very serious and formal and having difficulty expressing emotions. They are overly disciplined, perfectionistic, and preoccupied with rules.
Characterized by a pattern of intense and chaotic relationships, with affective instability and fluctuating attitudes toward other people.
Avoidant, dependent, OCD
Characterized primarily by a profound defect in the ability to form personal relationships or to respond to others in any meaningful way. These individuals display a lifelong pattern of social withdrawal and their discomfort with human interaction is apparent.