General Personality Disorders
An ingrained, enduring pattern of behaving and relating to the self, others, and the environment.
What is personality?
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal.
What are three personality disorders in Cluster A.
The four personality disorders in Cluster B.
What are Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic.
The three personality disorders in Cluster C.
What are Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive.
These are the main types of therapy for personality disorders.
What is psychotherapy (individual & group), cognitive behavioral therapy, and milieu therapy?
Rigid and unhealthy patterns of thinking, functioning, and behaving.
What are personality disorders?
Pervasive distrust and suspicion of others.
What is a key trait of Paranoid Personality Disorder?
This is the defining characteristic of Antisocial Personality Disorder.
What is the disregard for the rights of others?
The main fear in Avoidant Personality Disorder.
What is the fear of rejection.
This is the reason some people with personality disorders sometimes hospitalized.
What is a concern for safety?
Maladaptive, lack of guilt/remorse, impulsivity, risk-taking, etc.
What are common traits of personality disorders.
Social withdrawal and emotional detachment.
What type of behavior is common in Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Viewing others as all good or all bad.
What is "splitting," a behavior seen in Borderline Personality Disorder?
This is how Dependent Personality Disorder manifests.
What is the excessive need for care, submissive behavior, and fear of abandonment.
This is a type of medication used for symptom management in personality disorders.
What is psychopharmacology (to manage mood, aggression, and anxiety)?
This group has a higher percentage of personality disorders.
What is low socioeconomic status?
Magical thinking or ideas of reference.
What unusual belief is common in Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
The main goal in treating Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
What is gaining cooperation in treatment?
This is the major difference between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD).
What is... OCPD involves perfectionism and rigidity but lacks compulsions and distress.
These are the major interventions for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.
What are safety planning, emotion control strategies, and structured therapy?
Personality disorders are highly correlated with this type of behavior in society.
What is criminality, or What is increased mortality?
Help with self-care, social skills, and addressing bizarre beliefs.
What is a common nursing intervention for Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
This is a key intervention for Histrionic Personality Disorder.
What is providing feedback on social interactions and teaching social skills?
This is the key intervention for Avoidant Personality Disorder.
What is helping the patient reframe negative thoughts and practice self-affirmation?
These are effective interventions for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
What are firm limit-setting, enforcing consequences, and teaching emotional regulation?