PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder
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Personality: enduring patterns of perceiving, feeling, thinking about, and relating to oneself and the environment. Personality trait: prominent aspect of personality that is relatively consistent across time and across situations. Five-factor model: dimensional perspective that posits that everyone"s personality is organized along five broad personality traits, or factors. Personality disorder: an individual"s personality pattern must deviate markedly from the expectations of his or her culture as shown in styles of thinking about oneself, others, or vnts; emotional experience and expression; interpersonal functioning; and/or impulse control. Personality patterns must be present for at least 1 year. Cluster a: odd or eccentric behaviors and thinking. Cluster b: dramatic, erratic or emotional behavior and interpersonal relationships. Cluster c: anxious and fearful emotions and chronic self-doubt. Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that other"s motives are interpreted as malevolent. Tend to misinterpret situations in line with their suspicions.
