PSYB32H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder
Document Summary
Coded on axis ii in dsm-iv-tr, personality disorders are defined as enduring patterns of behavior and inner experience that disrupt functioning. Personality disorders are grouped into three clusters in dsm-iv-tr: odd/eccentric, dramatic/erratic, and anxious/fearful. Personality disorders are usually comorbid with such axis i disorders as depression and anxiety disorders and tend to predict poorer outcomes for these disorders. Specific diagnoses in the odd/eccentric cluster include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal. The major symptoms of paranoid personality disorder is suspiciousness and mistrust; of schizoid personality disorder, interpersonal detachment; and of schizotypal personality disorder, unusual thought and behavior. Behavior-genetic research supports the idea that schizotypal personality disorder is related to schizophrenia. The dramatic/erratic cluster includes borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorders. The major symptom of borderline personality disorder is unstable, highly changeable emotion and behavior; of histrionic personality disorder, exaggerated emotional displays; and of narcissistic personality disorder, highly inflated self- esteem.
