PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Semi-Structured Interview, Mood Disorder, Conduct Disorder
17 May 2016
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Individual"s personality - the set of unique traits and behaviours that characterize the. Dif culties in diagnosing personality disorders: diagnostic criteria for personality disorders are not as sharply de ned as for most axis. Categories of personality disorders: the dsm-iv-tr personality disorders are grouped into three clusters on the basis of similarities of features among the disorders. Cluster a: includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. People with these disorders often seem odd or eccentric, with unusual behaviour ranging from distrust and suspiciousness to social detachment. Cluster b: includes histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality disorders. Individuals with these disorders share a tendency to be dramatic, emotional, and erratic. Cluster c: includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. In contrast to the other two clusters, anxiety and fearfulness are often part of these disorders: two additional personality disorders-depressive and passive-aggressive personality disorders- are listed in dsm-iv-tr in a provisional category in the appendix. Dsm-n-tr criteria for paranoid personality disorder: a.
