PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Schizoid Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY240H1
• Professor: M.Mc Kay

Document Summary

Psy240 lecture 8 june 18: personality and personality disorders. Lecture outline: dsm-iv-tr personality disorder criteria, assessment techniques, causes, treatments, criticisms, proposed changes for dsm-5. Five factor model of personality: neuroticism: (adjustment/emotional stability) Individuals high on neuroticisms have these problems: chronically anxious, hostile, depressed, self-conscious, impulsive, poor coping skills: extraversion, openness-to-experience: This maladaptiveness has to manifest in one of these four areas: cognition, affectivity: A: odd-eccentric (paranoid, schizoid: may look like schizophrenia. Inappropriate or flat affect: odd thought and speech patterns, paranoia, but maintains grasp on reality, so this sets them apart from psychotic disorders. Paranoid personality disorder: distrustful and suspicious of others (4, reluctance to confide, suspicious of others, doubts loyalty of friends, suspicions of infidelity, demeaning/threatening interpretations, persistent grudges, counterattacks. Schizoid personality disorder: detachment from relationships, emotional coldness (4, little enjoyment/desire for close relationships, preference for solitary activities, little interest in sex, takes pleasure in few activities, lacks friends/confidants, emotional coldness, detachment, flat affect.