PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Disinhibition, Bulimia Nervosa, Neurosis

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

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Nov. 27th - personality disorders (no lecture notes) Personality: (cid:862)e(cid:374)duri(cid:374)g patter(cid:374)s of per(cid:272)ei(cid:448)i(cid:374)g, relati(cid:374)g to, a(cid:374)d thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d o(cid:374)eself, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h are e(cid:454)hi(cid:271)ited i(cid:374) a (cid:449)ide ra(cid:374)ge of i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)d perso(cid:374)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)ts(cid:863) Made up of thi(cid:374)gs that des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e a perso(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:449)a(cid:455) people a(cid:272)t eg. E(cid:454)tre(cid:373)e patter(cid:374)s of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, feeli(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g that de(cid:448)iate fro(cid:373) a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:272)ulture. Begin early in life and remain stable - not contextual or transient. Cause significant functional impairment and subjective distress means it pervades every aspect of. Inflexible and maladaptive their life, eg suspicion (can"t trust a person in a relationship) Low levels of inter-rater reliability being diagnosed with different disorders between diff doctors. Concern over high comorbidity can be diagnosed with 1+ pd. Problems with classification system (categorical [have it or not] vs. dimensional system [severity of. High rates of social & occupational impairment. Comorbid pd with another dx = lower functioning.