PSYC 3330 Study Guide - Final Guide: Medication Therapy Management, Neurology, Mental Health Professional
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An overview: personality disorder: an enduring maladaptive pattern for relating to the environment and self, exhibited in a range of contexts that cause significant impairment or subjective distress, the nature of personality disorders. Inflexible and maladaptive, causing distress and/or impairment. They may not realize they have the disorder. Coded on axis ii of the dsm-iv-tr: categorical vs. dimensional views of personality disorders. Cluster a odd or eccentric cluster. Cluster b dramatic, emotional, erratic cluster. Cluster c fearful or anxious cluster: five factors or dimensions are: Extroversion talkative, assertive, active vs. silent, passive. Agreeableness kind, trusting vs. hostile, selfish, mistrustful. Conscientiousness organized, thorough, and reliable vs. careless, negligent, unreliable. Neuroticism even-tempered vs. nervous, moody, temperamental. Openness to experience imaginative, curious, creative vs. shallow and imperceptive. Facts and statistics: prevalence of personality disorders. Affects about . 05-2. 5% of the general population. Rates are higher in inpatient and outpatient settings: origins and course of personality disorders. Tend to run a chronic course if untreated.
