PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Substance Abuse, Dsm-5, Impulsivity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Allison Jane Ouimet

Document Summary

Questions: drug abuse, psycho social stressors, negative symptoms, bulimia, dbt, cluster c, anxious fearful, avoidant personality. Dsm-5 or more) **a pattern, everywhere and over time. Pervasive instability of relationships, self-image, and affects marked impulsivity (need 5. Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment: message in own blood, seeking reassurance, can also take the opposite ex: not having close relationships (deep fear that people will leave them) Unstable, intense relationships: tendency towards idealization and devaluation (running hot and cold on people) multiple relationships. Identity disturbance: frequently changing interests, feel like they are wearing a mark, they don"t know who they are, conforming to what they think people want. Impulsivity in 2+ destructive areas: making decisions without thinking and then regretting them later, ex. Spending, impulsive life decision, drug or alcohol use, multiple partners for sexual activity, purging, binge eating, speeding/ driving recklessly. Recurrent suicidal/self-harming behaviour: planning, engaging in behaviours that won"t kill you but will make you really sick, self-harm.