Personality Disorders: Definition, Classification, and Key Characteristics, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

Download Personality Disorders: Definition, Classification, and Key Characteristics and more Quizzes Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Personality DEFINITION 1 Set of unique traits and behaviors that characterize the individual TERM 2 Personality Disorder DEFINITION 2 Personality disorders are a class of personality types and enduring behaviors associated with significant distress or disability, which appear to deviate from social expectations particularly in relating to others. Chronic interpersonal difficulties and problems with one's identity or sense of self TERM 3 Cluster A DEFINITION 3 Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal. Odd or eccentric, with unusual behavior ranging from distrust and suspiciousness to social detachment. TERM 4 Cluster B DEFINITION 4 Histrionic, narcisistic, antisocial, and borderline. Tendency to be dramatic, emotional, and erratic. TERM 5 Cluster C DEFINITION 5 Avoidnant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive. Show anxiety and fearfulness TERM 6 Paranoid DEFINITION 6 suspiciousness and mistrust of others; tendency to see self as blameless; on gaurd for percieved attacks by others. More common in males TERM 7 Schizoid DEFINITION 7 Impaired social relationships; inability and lack of desire to form attachments to others. More common in males TERM 8 Schizotypal DEFINITION 8 Peculiar thought patters; oddities of perception and speech that interfere with communication and social interaction TERM 9 Histrionic DEFINITION 9 Self - dramatization; over concern with attractiveness; tendency to irritablity and temper outbursts if attention seeking is frustrated. Same in males and females TERM 10 Narcissistic DEFINITION 10 Grandiosity; preoccupation with recieving attention; self promoting; lack of empathy. More common in males