PSY 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Family Process, Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Personality disorders (cid:862)e(cid:374)duri(cid:374)g patter(cid:374) of i(cid:374)(cid:374)er e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior that de(cid:448)iates (cid:373)arkedl(cid:455) fro(cid:373) the e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)s of the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:272)ulture(cid:863) Up to 13% of the general population meets criteria for a personality disorder: 2-10% in outpatient settings, 10-30% in inpatient settings. By definition, these disorders are pervasive and chronic, developing in childhood and are often the result of rigid, maladaptive beliefs. Can we really characterize personality in categorical terms??: we suggest a dimensional view rather than categorical terms. Difficult to diagnose: cli(cid:374)i(cid:272)ia(cid:374)"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) i(cid:374)terperso(cid:374)al e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:449)ith the client, subjective report to diagnose personality disorders. Gender bias and diagnosis of the personality disorders. Some disorders are more frequently diagnosed in women than in men and vice versa. This may be due to real differences and may be due to diagnostician bias: antisocial v. histrionic. Diagnostic criteria the definition of personality disorders in dsm-iv-tr is based on five criteria: pattern impact at least 2 areas:
