PSYC 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Negative Affectivity, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Psychological disorder: pattern of behavior or experience that is distressing and painful to the person which leads to disability or impairment in important life domains (relationships & career) Abnormal a way of controlling people who don"t fit into the norm. Suggests there is an innate deficiency where someone needs to figure out how to fix it. Defined in dsm 5: enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from expectations of a person"s culture; displayed across a variety of situation with long history (consistently) Leads to distress in key areas of lif. E; all personality disorders have impaired social relations. Must not be attributable to drug abuse, medication or other medical condition. Eccentric cluster: person appears odd and eccentric; do not get along with others. Cluster a includes: precursors to schizophrenia. Detached from normal social relationships; indifference (lack of interest) in relationships and sex. Usually described as loners and live in isolation but they"re fine with that.
