PSY240H1 Chapter : Chapter XII.docx

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Personality: all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling that make each of us unique. Personality trait: a complex pattern of behaviour, thought, and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Personality disorder: long-standing patterns of maladaptive behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. Enduring pattern of behaviour that is pervasive and inflexible, as well as, stable and of long duration. Causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning. Manifests in at least 2 of the following: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning or impulse control. Must show symptoms since adolescence or early adulthood. People with an axis ii diagnose often experience an axis i disorder as well (acute disorders) Symptoms schizophrenia (inappropriate/flat affect, odd thought and speech patterns, paranoia) Prone to impulsive, violent behaviours w/ little regard for own/others" safety. Extremely concerned about being criticized or abandoned dysfunctional relationships. Symptoms are treated as discrete categories when they are often only extreme versions of otherwise normal traits.