NURS 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Donepezil, Dysphagia, Communication Disorder
4 Dec 2020
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Personality person"s distinct thinking pattern (perceiving, feeling, thinking, coping, behaviour) interactions from biologic disposition, psychological experiences, environmental situations individual internal traits same processes involved in both normal and abnormal personality development. Common features of personality disorders abnormal and inflexible patterns of behaviour persistent duration (over many years) traced to adolescence or early adulthood causes significant distress or impairment in to social/occupational functioning cognitive distortions emotional instability impaired self-identity impulsivity. Metacognition: stable understanding of ourselves and others identity. Tenuous stability fragile personality patterns lack of resilience exaggerated reactions. 10 personality disorders organized into 3 clusters. May be recorded as traits rather than a diagnosis (intermittent abnormal thoughts, feelings and behaviours which is likely to worsen under stress) Important to consider context (e. g. recent stressor) Schizoid personality disorder: impassive and unengaged, lack of pleasure. Borderline personality disorder: includes dissociation and breakdown of integrated functions of the brain (consciousness, memory, perception) Antisocial personality disorder: complain of tension, boredom and depressed mood.
