Cluster A
Heightened Sense of fear and vulnerability
What is Paranoid?
Anger, malicious and manipulative behavior
What is antisocial?
Heightened sense of inadequacy with an excessive fear of social rejection or humiliation
What is avoidant?
Most clinically significant and frequently encountered in primary care setting
Borderline Personality Disorder
Social detachment, emotional restriction, may appear unappreciative
What is Schizoid?
Instability in interpersonal relationships and impulsivity
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Submissive and clingy behavior
What is Dependent?
Relatively commonly seen in primary care but often unrecognized
Questions every treatment option by the physician; suspects and underlying motive or a grand conspiracy by healthcare providers to defraud
What is Paranoid?
Overly dramatic, attention seeking, likely to present with somatization?
What is Histrionic?
As a patient, excessive questions are asked. On a daily basis, fear of losing control of routines and order.
Most frequently coexists with anxiety disorder
Delay seeking care because of anxiety about social interactions
What is Schizoid?
What is Narcissistic?
Prolongation of illness behavior to obtain attention and care
What is Dependent?
Dialectal Behavioral Therapy is a CBT used for this personality disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Odd/fringe beliefs about health and healthcare: schizotypal and odd thoughts and interpretation about illness?
What is Schizotypal?
Overly grandiose, entitled behavior
What is Narcissistic?
Excessive fear of abandonment
What is Dependent
Indifferent, emotional, detachment, flattened affect, unbothered