CAS PS 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fantasy Prone Personality, Psychopathy, Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder
9 Aug 2018
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Personality Disorders
(Axis 2)= personality disorders, developmental disorders in axis 2
might come from childhood issues, repression, and style of keeping
people away from them
gradually develop overtime
not diagnosed to people under 18 (very changing)
o 11-18 have normal psychosis
o there personality is influxed
The weird, the wild, the worried:
Cluster A
Paranoid
Detachment and guarded, doubt loyalty of others; see insults in
everything
Mistrustful; hold grudges forever
High in antagonism(opposite of agreeable) and neurotic
10-30% of people in patient asylum
2-10% of out patient clinics
usually do not come into therapy, because they don’t trust
therapists
Schizoid
Withdrawn form world
Detached social relationships
Limited expression of emotions
Lone wolves: lifestyles built around society so they can be alone
They aren’t sociophobic, just don’t want friends
Don’t care for pleasure
High introversion
Low in openness in feelings
Knows they are alone, fine with it; cold, and aloof
Schizotypal
Pattern of acute discomfort of close relationships
Engage in eccentric behaviors to push people away
Act flamboyant and strange way
Never really hospitalized, just live strangely
Cause social discomfort
Have some type of genetic predisposition
People describe them as odd
They have thoughts and feelings that are very unique to them
Go through transient ways
3% of populations
Cluster B
-dramatic
Histrionic*
Excessive emotionality
Attention seeking
Drama kings and queens of the world
Act seductively towards people
Short-term stormy relationships
Desire to manipulate
Need for attention
High in extroversion and high in neuroticism
They think “if im not fun ppl will abandon me”
More seen in females
2-3 % of population
mental health patients, in and out 15%
Narcissictic
The pattern is grandiosity and a need for admiration and attention
and a lack of empathy
Must have a decent self esteem
Arrogant, everybody is jealous of me bc I am so special
Strong sense of entitlement
Fantasy that everyone wants to be like them
In private: feel horrible about themselves
Document Summary
Personality disorders (axis 2)= personality disorders, developmental disorders in axis 2. Might come from childhood issues, repression, and style of keeping people away from them. Not diagnosed to people under 18 (very changing: 11-18 have normal psychosis, there personality is influxed. Detachment and guarded, doubt loyalty of others; see insults in everything. High in antagonism(opposite of agreeable) and neurotic. Usually do not come into therapy, because they don"t trust therapists. Lone wolves: lifestyles built around society so they can be alone. They aren"t sociophobic, just don"t want friends. Knows they are alone, fine with it; cold, and aloof. Pattern of acute discomfort of close relationships. Engage in eccentric behaviors to push people away. They have thoughts and feelings that are very unique to them. Drama kings and queens of the world. High in extroversion and high in neuroticism. They think if im not fun ppl will abandon me . Mental health patients, in and out 15%
