Personality Disorders: Definition, Types, and Clusters, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

Download Personality Disorders: Definition, Types, and Clusters and more Quizzes Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What characterizes a personality disorder? DEFINITION 1 behavioral patterns that are inflexible and maladaptive.that causes personal and social problems , impaired functioning and defective perception of self and others. has multiple traits not just one TERM 2 how many specific personality disorders does dsm IV list? DEFINITION 2 ten! TERM 3 what are the clusters personality disorders are clustered into? DEFINITION 3 A) disorders characterized by odd or eccentric behaviorsB) disorders characterized by dramatic emotional or erratic behaviorsC) disorders characterized be anxious or fearful behaviors TERM 4 [A] paranoid (personality disorder) DEFINITION 4 distrust and suspicious of others excessive jealousy and hypersensitive TERM 5 [A] schizoid (personality disorder) DEFINITION 5 socially isolated recluse and withdrawn emotionally cold and indifferent(both schizoid and schizotypal personalities are the forerunner of schizophrenia.) TERM 6 [A] schizotypal (personality disorder) DEFINITION 6 U-unusual perseptions F-friendless except for family O-odd beleifs, thinking and , speech.peculiar thoughts and behaviors with poor interpersonal relationships.problems with thinking and perception(both schizoid and schizotypal personalities are the forerunner of schizophrenia.) TERM 7 [B] histronic (personality disorder) DEFINITION 7 self-dramatization exaggerated emotional expressions attention seeking behavior shallow and egocentric TERM 8 [B] Narcisstic (personality disorder) DEFINITION 8 exaggerated sense of self importance exploitative and lack of empathy need for admiration and attention. denial is used to maintain inflated self-concept. TERM 9 [B] anti social (personality disorder) DEFINITION 9 failure to conform to social or legal codes lack of responsibility and guilt for ones responsible behavior lying, cheating, and using other people to ones own gains. TERM 10 [B] Borderline (personality disorder) DEFINITION 10 intense fluctations in mood, self image and interpersonal relationships moody, self centered, demanding individuals. need to depend on others to assert oneself faulty self identity causes difficulty in coping with ones emotions and in life in general TERM 21 little t DEFINITION 21 high arousal seeking low arousal (those with (low thirst / little t ) dont need as much to drink therefore needs less arousal) TERM 22 who described (big T and little t)? DEFINITION 22 Farleyhe believed that we need to direct stimulation for big T into constructive rather than destructive mental and physical activities. TERM 23 why are antisocial personalitys hard to change in people? DEFINITION 23 motivation for change is weak because of the low levels of anxiety behavior modification in the form of reward and punishment has been effective. TERM 24 what are 3 characteristics if impulse control disorders? DEFINITION 24 failure to resist an inpuls or temptation tension or arousal is experienced before the act. after the fact, a sense of excitement or gratification is felt. TERM 25 intermittent explosive disorder (impulse control disorder) DEFINITION 25 loss of control over agressive impulses in forms of assult or propert distruction TERM 26 kleptomania DEFINITION 26 a recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects irrisistable urge, then gratification after the fact. TERM 27 pathological gambling DEFINITION 27 inability to resist impulses to gamble, despite harmful consequences. TERM 28 pyromania DEFINITION 28 deliberate fire setting on more then one occasion fasination with fire and burning objects intense pleasure and releif when setting something on fire fire setting children have higher levels of behavior dysfunction, hostility and impulsivity TERM 29 trichotillomania DEFINITION 29 a disorder characterized by reoccurant pulling out ones own hair resulting in noticable hairloss TERM 30 what kind of etiology is connected with imoulse control disorders? DEFINITION 30 psychoanalyitic:link such patterns to obssesive compulive activity with sexual overtones.(pleases the id) behavioral:learning conditioning and modeling(support groups are helpful)