PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Conduct Disorder, Mood Disorder, Eating Disorder
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Reduced insight into their own symptoms (ppl w/ this disorders) means often they don"t go seek treatment (egosyntonic) Longstanding, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience. Key point is inflexible despite the content or situation, can"t control or change the personality. Deviate from the expectations of a person"s culture. If it"s part of their culture, not a disorder. Axis 2 in dsm-5 no longer exist, talks about dimensional approach as opposed to categorical approach. Includes the paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder & anti-social personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder, dependant personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder ***final: diff bwt this and ocd*** Not schizophrenia as only delusion is present, no hallucinations or negative symptoms, paranoid delusion is much milder, can be of reality. 85 yo man, no impairment in thinking or memory, wife tells him to seek treatment, believes nth is wrong w/ him.
