PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder
28 Nov 2016
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Five factor model of personality/big five (people rated on a series of personality dimensions): Extraversion (tendency to join in social situations and feel joy and optimism) Agreeableness (extent to which someone shows both compassion and hostility toward others) Conscientiousness (degree of organization and commitment to personal goals) Neuroticism (proneness to psychological distress and impulsive behaviour) Openness to experience (curiosity, receptivity to new ideas, and emotional expressiveness) Excessively mistrustful and suspicious of others, without any justification. No delusions or psychotic symptoms difference between paranoid pd and schizophrenia and delusional disorder. Cognitive behavioural thearapy to counter their mistaken assumptions. Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships. A restricted range of expression of emotions. Ppl have a tendency to turn inward and away from the outside world. Seem neither to desire nor enjoy closeness with others, including romantic or sexual relationships. Do not seem affected by praise or criticism.
