PSY BEH 102C Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cluster B Personality Disorders, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Personality disorders have traditionally been assigned as all-or-nothing categories. Dsm-5 retained categorical diagnoses but also introduced additional dimensional model of personality disorders. Dimensional model: individuals are rated on the degree to which they exhibit various personality traits. Affects about 1% of the general population. Tend to run a chronic course if untreated. May transition into a different personality disorder. Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships. Very limited range of emotions in interpersonal situations. Behavior and dress is odd and unusual. Magical thinking, ideas of reference, and illusions. Some conceptualize this as resembling a milder form of schizophrenia. Schizoid: value of relationships, empathy, social skills. Reliance on others to make major and minor decisions. Treatment is similar to that used for social phobia. Treatment targets include social skills and anxiety. Again, focus on skills to overcome deficits. Comorbidity is the rule, not the exception. Proposal to remove five (paranoid, schizoid, histrionic, avoidant, and dependent)

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