Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders 


  Problems with patterns of brehavior as well as interpersonal relationships
• Personality Disorders - age of diagnosis is Adolescent
• Personality Disorders - age of improvement is 40 – 50 years old
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Category A - odd, eccentric
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Category B - dramatic, emotional, erratic
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Category C - anxious and fearful
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Mnemonic: Category A - PASS
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Mnemonic: Category B - BANHed
• Categories of Personality Disorder

  Mnemonic: Category C - DOA
• Cluster A – ODD / ECCENTRIC / MAD

  Paranoid – suspicious

  Schizoid – social isolation and indifference; asocial

  Schizotypal – superstitious, odd appearance; magical thinking e.g. anting-antingthinking
• Cluster B – EMOTIONAL / ERRATIC / BAD

  Borderline – unstable emotions; unpredictable mood; splitting; self-destructive

  Antisocial – law breakers

  Histrionic – attention seekers

  Narcissistic – self-entitlement
• Cluster C – FEARFUL / ANXIOUS / SAD

  Avoidant – avoid social interactions and responsibilities

  Dependent – extreme submissiveness; let others do the decision-making

  Obsessive-compulsive – extreme neatness and perfectionism