PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Etiology, Avoidant Personality Disorder

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*axis i acute (right now) psychological problems. *patients usually don"t seek help for personality disorders! *personality disorders are often diagnosed after long treatment effort is not effective and provider becomes discouraged. *enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from cultural expectations. Manifested in two or more of the following areas: Person must meet the general criteria before a specific pd is diagnosed. *lack insight into pd (seek treatment for axis i problem or relationship problems) *pd symptoms are ego syntonic = feels like a normal part of oneself. *can be difficult to diagnose in initial session. *intractable, difficult to treat; can affect treatment of other disorders. *the most common pd diagnosis is not one of the ten described in the. Dsm the most common pd is pd-nos. *clinicians tend to be reliable in their assessment of whether a person has a pd, but not on the specific diagnosis.

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