Personality Disorders
A pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
What is borderline personality disorder?
With this disorder, the client avoids leaving the home, being on public transportation, etc. Sometimes client avoids leaving home to run errands, etc.
What is agoraphobia?
This is a contract between client and therapist when client is feeling suicidal.
What is a no harm contract?
This is any type of therapy that aims to discover the root causes behind psychological problems, rather than to directly change behavior
What is Psychodynamic Therapy?
Abnormal perception of body weight
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Pattern of submissive and indecisive behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of.
What is dependent personality disorder?
With this disorder, the client fears being in certain types of social settings, for example parties. He or she tends to avoid these settings.
What is Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)?
Depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, as indicated by subjective account or observation by others, for at least 2 years (only one year for children and adolescents)
What is Persistent Depressive Disorder (dysthymia)?
This is the best predictor that therapy will be successful
What is a good therapeutic relationship?
This disorder is characterized by hallucinations and/or delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
Pattern of detachment from social relationships, and a restricted range of emotional expression
What is Schizoid personality disorder?
This disorder can be defined as having excessive anxiety or worry for at least 6 months (on more days than not). The individual finds it difficult to control the worry. Symptoms may include: restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance, etc.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
It is characterized by 3 or More of the following: Inflated self esteem or grandiosity Decreased need for sleep More talkative than usual Flight of ideas – thoughts are racing Distractibility Increase in goal directed behavior (work, school) Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities (sexual, spending, foolish business investments, etc)
What is Manic Episode?
This type of psychotherapy changing behavior through conditioning
What is Behavior Therapy?
According to the text, this is the most troubling and heavily researched personality disorder.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Pattern of odd behavior and eccentricities
What is a schizotypal personality disorder?
Symptoms of ________ may include: palpitations, sweating, feelings of choking, chest pain, dizziness, light headed, faint, fear of dying, fear of losing control, etc.
What is Panic Attack?
Involves meeting requirements for a current or past hypomanic episode AND the criteria for a current or past major depressive episode
What is Bipolar II Disorder?
These are two types of cognitive therapy (one is named after a psychologist)
What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Beck's cognitive therapy
This disorder is characterized by feeling that one's body or looks are imperfect - affects social and/or occupational functioning - and can often lead to excessive surgeries?
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
What is Avoidant personality disorder?
This disorder is characterized by pulling out of body hair.
What is trichotillomania?
For at least 2 years (one year in children and teens), symptoms of hypomania (that do not meet full criteria for hypomanic episode) and numerous periods of depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for Major Depressive Episode
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
These are the 4 most commonly used techniques by psychoanalysts (the 4 he mentioned in class)
What is free-association, dream analysis, resistance, and analysis of transference?
Disorder in which, for example, someone psychologically may lose feeling in leg (but aren't faking it!)
What is conversion disorder?