PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Psychopathy, Sad Movie, Therapeutic Relationship
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These people have suspicions in events where most people would think the suspicion is unjustified. Even if the events have nothing to do with them directly they are interpreted as personal attacks (neighbour"s dog barks is their way of trying to annoy me). These people are very sensitive to criticism and have an excessive need for autonomy. Having this disorder increases the risks of suicide attempts and violent behaviour. Note that these suspicions do not reach delusional proportions. Early mistreatment or traumatic childhood experiences may play role in development of paranoid pd (however we can"t say for sure. One explanation of this disorder is that these people have a mistaken schema of the world (people are deceptive and they"ll attack you every chance they. You can only survive only if you stay on your toes). We"re not sure why they have these schemas but it could stem from early upbringing (parents teach kids to be careful about making mistakes)
