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PD (cluster A,B,C)
Personality Disorders
Question | Answer |
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Personality Disorder (Cluster A) | Odd (Eccentric) Disorder: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal |
Personality Disorder (Cluster B) | Dramatic (Emotional) Disorder: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic |
Personality Disorder (Cluster C) | Anxious (Fearful) Disorder: Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive Compulsive |
Paranoid Personality Disorder | Cluster A / Odd (Eccentric) Disorder: distrust, suspicious, difficulty with relationships, defensive, hostile |
Schizoid Personality Disorder | Cluster A / Odd (Eccentric) Disorder: pattern of detachment from social relationships, not influenced by praise or criticism |
Schizotypal Personality Disorder | Cluster A / Odd (Eccentric) Disorder: reduced capacity for relationships, acutely uncomfortable in close relationships, eccentric behavior, inappropriate emotional expression, cognitive and perceptual distortion |
Antisocial Personality Disorder | Cluster B / Dramatic (Emotional) Disorder: disregarding the rights of others, manipulate others for personal gain or pleasure, do not experience guilt (could be serial killers or in jail) |
Borderline Personality Disorder | Cluster B / Dramatic (Emotional) Disorder: intense and unstable relationships, impulsive behavior, fear of abandonment, self harm, unstable self image, high risk for suicide and self mutilation |
Histrionic Personality Disorder | Cluster B / Dramatic (Emotional) Disorder: drama queen, excessive emotionality, attention seeking behavior, difficulty with satisfying relationships |
Narcissistic Personality Disorder | Cluster B / Dramatic (Emotional) Disorder: always carrying a mirror-it’s all about me –need admiration of others, grandiosity, lack of empathy, exploit others to achieve own goals |
Avoidant Personality Disorder | Cluster C / Anxious (Fearful) Disorder: social shyness, inhibition, inadequacy, hypersensitive to negative evaluation or feedback, fearful and tense, low self esteem, preoccupied with thoughts of rejection |
Dependent Personality Disorder | Cluster C / Anxious (Fearful) Disorder: clingy, need taken care of , fear abandonment, difficulty making decisions, takes no initiative, feelings of powerlessness (may lead to helpless/hopeless=suicide), submissive, force others to make decisions for them |
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder | Cluster C / Anxious (Fearful) Disorder: orderly, controlling, perfectionism, problems with inflexibility, difficulty with decision making-fear of making mistake |