PS280 Study Guide - Avoidant Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Mood Disorder
Document Summary
Heterogeneous group of disorders coded on axis ii of the dsm. Regarded as : long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience that , deviate from cultural expectations, causes impairment in social and occupational, can cause emotional distress. Oddness and avoidance of social contact: cluster b. Expect to be mistreated or exploited by others. Can be extremely jealous: prevalence and comorbidity. No desire for or enjoyment of social relationships. Indifferent to praise and criticism: prevalence and comorbidity. Comorbid with schizotypal, avoidant, and paranoid personality disorders. Eccentric symptoms identical to prodromal and residual phases of schizophrenia. Eccentric behaviour and appearance: prevalence and comorbidity. Slightly more frequent among men than women. Comorbid with borderline, avoidant and paranoid personality. Etiology disorders: genetically linked to schizophrenia, perhaps less severe variants of this axis i disorder, could be linked to a history of ptsd and childhood maltreatment. Core features are impulsivity and instability in relationships, mood, and self-image.
