PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Personality Disorder, Neurochemistry, Conduct Disorder
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Evident across a wide range of personal, social, and occupational situations. Personal distress or impairment in social and occupational functioning. Evident since at least late adolescence and stable. Paranoid pd: a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others" motives. Schizoid pd: a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings. Schizotypal pd: a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions or eccentricities of behaviour. Behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric or peculiar. Excessive social anxiety that is associated with paranoid fears. Histrionic pd: a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking. Uncomfortable in situations in which he/she is not the centre of attention. Interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate seductive or provocative behaviour. Displays rapidly shifting and shallow expressions of emotion.
