PSYC 3406 Lecture 12: Abnormal Psych - Personality Disorders

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3406
• Professor: Dawn Cisewski

Document Summary

Used to be classified as an axis ii disorder. Definition: (cid:862)a(cid:374) e(cid:374)du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g (cid:396)igid patte(cid:396)(cid:374) of i(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396) e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d out(cid:449)a(cid:396)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) that (cid:396)epeatedl(cid:455) i(cid:373)pai(cid:396)s a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s se(cid:374)se of self, e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)es, goals, (cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:455) fo(cid:396) e(cid:373)path(cid:455), a(cid:374)d/o(cid:396) (cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:455) fo(cid:396) i(cid:374)ti(cid:373)a(cid:272)(cid:455). (cid:863) Inflexible and maladaptive: cause functional or subjective distress. Originate in childhood and continue through adulthood. Present throughout multiple a(cid:396)eas of o(cid:374)e"s life. Dimensional what dsm proposed to use as an alternate mode: one of degree we all at some time show some traits these are just more extreme, think of spectrums. Categorical what dsm uses: way of relating is qualitatively different, ca(cid:374) lead to (cid:862)(cid:396)eif(cid:455)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) the diso(cid:396)de(cid:396) see them as real and use labels. Pe(cid:396)(cid:448)asi(cid:448)e patte(cid:396)(cid:374) of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) that de(cid:448)iates f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373) of the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s culture. Three clusters: cluster a - odd or eccentric behaviors. Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal: cluster b -dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior. Histrionic, antisocial, borderline, and narcissistic: cluster c - anxious or fearful behavior.