PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Histrionic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychosis

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 241
• Professor: Shannon Zaitsoff

Document Summary

P s yc 241 we e k 8 (lec ture) Do change over time: maladaptive traits fluctuate over time, maladaptive traits seems to be more prevalent during times of stress, these disorders can be quite interfering with a persons life. 2: avoidant: sensitivity to criticism, avoidance of intimacy despite desire for affection, dependent: cannot function independently, forfeits own needs, obsessive-compulsive: inflexibility, need for perfection, thinking of shifting from categorical to dimensional. Axis ii: should we distinguish between axis i and axis ii, high co-morbidity with axis i disorders, insurance often does not cover treatment for axis ii disorders, dsm 5 axes removed, diagnostic criteria unchanged. Diag nos tic is s ues : axis i vs . Inter-rater reliability (agreement between diagnosticians) is improving, but still low. Attac hment theory: suggests that children develop a style of interacting with others based on how their parents relate to them.