An enduring maladaptive pattern for relating to the environment & self, exhibited in a range of context that cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress.
What is personality disorder
100
Malvin wears a tinfoil hat and thinks the government and aliens are out to get him.
What is paranoid personality disorder
100
Parental reinforcement of conformity and neatness.
What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder
100
Anticonvulsants and newer antipsychotics
What is border line personality disorder
100
The short, seconds-long periods of sleep that occurs when someone has been deprived of sleep
What is Microsleeps?
200
Characterized by social detachment & a lack of emotion expression not due to social anxiety.
What is Schizoid personality disorder
200
Trisha uses quite a bit of drugs, does not seek attention for it. She often cuts herself.
What is borderline personality disorder
200
Biological and psychosocial influences mostly rejection, guilt, engendering, and less affectionate
What is avoidant personality disorder
200
Cognitive therapy and coping strategies such as relaxation training
What is Narcissistic personality disorder
200
Space between nerve cells where chemical transmitters act to move impulses from one neuron to the next
What is the Synaptic Cleft?
300
Characterized by behavior that shows limited regard for other people.
What is antisocial personality disorder
300
Sarah is known for wearing seductive clothes, expresses excessive emotions and has the desire to be the center of attention
What is Histrionic personality disorder
300
When early bonding between a parent and child is interrupted.
What is dependent personality disorder
300
Cognitive behavioral therapy used to relax patient and redirect their thoughts
What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder
300
: Psychotic symptom involving disorder of thought content and presence of strong beliefs that are misrepresentations of reality
What are Delusions
400
Characterized by a desire for being perfect both mentally & inter-personally, a need for orderliness, and reduced flexibility and openness.
What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder
400
Johnny puts himself above everyone else and feels everyone should bow to him. He shows no empathy and seems to be living in a fantasy.
What is narcissistic personality disorder
400
Failure by a child’s parents of modeling empathy early in the child’s development.
What is narcissistic personality disorder
400
Behavioral intervention techniques for anxiety and social skills
What is avoidant personality disorder
400
Also known as high blood pressure, this is a major risk factor for stroke and heart and kidney disease that is intimately related to psychological factors
What is Hypertension
500
A non DSM category similar to antisocial personality disorder, but with less emphasis on overt behavior. Indicators include superficial charm, lack of remorse, and other personality characteristics.
What is psychopathy
500
Karen has submissive behavior, feels inadequate, has the need to be taken care of by others, and fears separation.
What is dependent personality disorder
500
Research suggests antisocial PD co-occurs often with this, and includes sex-typed expressions.
What is Histrionic personality disorder
500
Parents are taught how to recognize behavior problems early and how to use praise and privileges to reduce problem behavior in attempt to treat
What is conduct disorder
500
The term used to describe the cause or source of a disorder