Personality disorders
What is the main characteristic of narcissistic personality disorder?
A selfish grandiose sense of self-importance.
What is a big ego?
an inflated sense of self-importance, superiority, or entitlement. Individuals with a big ego often exhibit arrogance, boastfulness, and a need for admiration or validation from others. This inflated self-image may mask underlying insecurities or feelings of inadequacy.
The concept of personality disorder is thousands of years old.
False. It is a new idea.
How many personality disorders are there?
10
What is an ego-syntonic disorder? What is an example of it?
The people experiencing them don't think they have a problem. They believe the problem is with everyone else. (personality disorders)
What is gaslighting?
A form of psychological manipulation in which one person seeks to undermine another's perceptions of reality, causing them to doubt their sanity or judgment. It often involves denying or distorting facts, minimizing concerns, or invalidating experiences.
There are a lot of treatments for people with personality disorders.
False.
What is cluster A defined as?
Weird
What is the cure for personality disorders?
It's to prevent them.
What is a sociopath?
an individual with a personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior, lack of empathy or remorse, manipulativeness, and disregard for social norms or laws. Sociopathy is often associated with traits such as deceitfulness, impulsivity, and shallow emotions.
The main characteristic of paranoid personality disorder is distrust in others.
True.
What is cluster B defined as?
Whacky/ Dramatic
What is an ego-dystonic disorder? What is an example of it?
People who have these disorders are aware of their problems and tend to be distressed by the symptoms.
OCD, Depression...etc.
What is displacement?
a defense mechanism in psychology whereby individuals redirect their negative emotions or impulses from an original, threatening source onto a less threatening target. This displacement allows individuals to avoid confronting the original source of their distress.
The categories of personality disorders are not controversial today. Explain your answer.
False. Yes, they are still controversial because they overlap.
What is cluster C defined as?
Anxious
What do sufferers of borderline personality disorder do to cope? 2 things.
They use things like outbursts of rage or self-injury behaviors to cope with reality.
What is projection?
a defense mechanism whereby individuals attribute their own undesirable thoughts, feelings, or characteristics to others, often as a way to avoid acknowledging or accepting those aspects of themselves.
Antisocial personality disorder is when you don't want to meet with other people. Explain your answer.
False. It is when you lack conscience for wrongdoings even with friends and family.
Name three different personality disorders.
Antisocial, Avoidant, Obsessive Compulsive...etc.