Understanding Personality Disorders: Types, Causes, and Identifiers, Study notes of Abnormal Psychology

Download Understanding Personality Disorders: Types, Causes, and Identifiers and more Study notes Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Wed 2-23 Personalities People with personality disorders do not see themselves having a problem. Add/eccentric- these people does not lose reality they aren’t crazy; do not seek treatment Paranoia- has a very suspicious behavior, they don’t socialize well, not likely to be dangerous, attend to show up in adolescent. Schizoid personality - does not like to be around people, no interest in relationships, does not have basic emotions (person we call the lone wolf) no social skills. Dramatic and emotional Antisocial- psycho path- sociopath = they aren’t killers some are though; these are con-men, they are looking for people to cheat they have no guilt on what they have done to you. At an early age fire starter and bed wetter’s is an early indicator of antisocial personality; in adulthood prostitute, drug dealing, etc. they are irresponsible and irritable and aggressive, they have a problem with control, tend to have high IQ’s. Borderline personality- they have an unstable since of their self, they become what people say they are, *their personality are going to change with whom they are with/around* they expect people to take advantage of them. *drug abusers* Narcissistic personality – likes to call attention to themselves because they think they deserves it and they think that they are important, may have a very fragile self esteem, self centered to the extreme, no sympathy for others, demands attention on themselves. Anxious and fearful Avoidant personality- avoids people “anxious around people fear of embarrassment, they might reject you; he basically treats all people the same “that they’ll reject him” low self esteem depressed, angry with themselves. Dependent personality – depends upon others to make decisions for him and tell him what to do; fear of abandonment. Obsessive compulsive personality – person that is a perfectionist, remains in control by doing list/rituals; does not have the washer/checker symptoms, just a person that lives a very orderly and neat life. *according to psychoanalysts people who have disorders is parent child conflict, the ego is weakened; somewhere along the way the parent/child relationship was not good and was unable to separate and develops these personalities. *behaviorist says these behaviors are learned because you have learned that your suppose to be something because you’ve got awarded for something every time you tried dong one dependent decisions you got punished so you let someone else make these decisions. Inconsistent punishment- getting punished then not punished for the exact same thing this makes you have no consequence with your behavior. *Cognitive prospective- they have develop a falsely schema “thought process” à does not change the way they think. Psycho physiological disorders Stress can be anything such as tired, sick, making a decision etc. environmental demands ‘going to work every day, vacations” also defined as a response to the demands Hans Seyle a general adaptations syndrome body will adapt in a general way, will be very similar to every stressor. 1. Alarm stage body sounds alarm your body mobilize its self a. As in flight or flee “Adeline increases” Greatest stage, run faster, stronger etc. 2. Resistance aware that the stressor is not going away lower lever of mobilization still higher though 3. Exhaustion your body begins to break down, lose your ability to deal with the stressor. Narcissistic personality- May be inferiority feelings Wed 3-2 Personality disorders continued Anxious and fearful  Avoidant- fear of rejection, embarrassment, treats all people this way, not just a few, Low self-esteem, depressed, one of the causes of depression  Dependant-depends upon others to make decisions for him/her, fear of abandonment  Obsessive compulsive- anxiety/neurotic/personality disorder, person who is perfectionist, excessively neat and orderly, in control, not necessarily meaning controlling, remains in control by performing his rituals and adhering to his lists  Causes: psychodynamic (psychoanalytic)- Freud, behaviorists, or cognitive  Separation individuation- must separate from our mother.  If you don’t establish an identity you bring on what people want you to be.  People with personality disorders have poorly defined sense of self, because of this, weakened ego  Ego- keeps us in touch with reality  Behaviorists o Tell us everything is learned o Why would I become obsessive compulsive?  Because your mother was, you were rewarded for neat and good work  Dependant personality: o Process of modeling, because of the way mom and dad are that is what you are supposed to be o Every time you try to make an independent decision you were punished, so don’t make the decisions  Inconsistent punishment- creates a person that learns there is no connection between the behavior and the punishment. You do not understand that behavior has consequences.  Cognitive perspective: o People with personality disorders have developed faulty schema  Typical of a person who is antisocial to have antisocial parents Psycho-physiological disorders: 2 factors in a disorder: 1. Psychological - mind 2. Physiological – body Both intertwine and affect each other, there is no separation between the two Stress is defined in 2 ways: 1. Demand 2. Response Hans Selye- defined the general adaptation syndrome