PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Dependent Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder
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1 list the general criteria used to determine whether someone has personality dysfunction. 2 identify the most significant challenges that influence the assessments that are conducted when seeking to determine whether someone has a personality disorder, and explain why a categorical approach to diagnosis has been supplemented by a dimensional approach. 3 list the personality disorders grouped in the odd/eccentric cluster and describe the characteristics they have in common. 4 compare and contrast the personality disorders in the dramatic/erratic cluster in terms of how people with these personality disorders tend to interact with other people. 5 identify the theme of the anxious/fearful cluster and explain how avoidant personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and dependent personality disorder fit this theme. 6 explain some of the challenges facing therapists providing treatment to people with severe personality disorders and how dialectical behaviour therapy is tailored to address the vulnerabilities of people with borderline personality disorder.
