NURS 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Suicide Attempt, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Olanzapine

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 224
• Professor: VJ Gibbons

Document Summary

Personality: complex pattern of characteristics that consists of the individual"s pattern of perceiving, feeling, thinking, coping and behaving. Schizoid personality disorder impressively impassive interpersonally unengaged dependence disorder and ocd may coexist limbic or reticular defects adrenergic/cholinergic imbalance parasympathetic ns is dominant. Schizotypal personality disorder social and interpersonal disorder dependent on family or institution odd thinking and speech damage to ns genetic cause difficulty with short term memory. More deficit in the brain"s left hemisphere impaired cholinergic responsivity. Borderline personality disorder: role absorption: single role based on what others say you are lie or should. 3 subtypes: depressed, impulsive, psychotic recurrent suicidal behaviour (threats, parasuicide) Affective instability: rapid and extreme shift in mood. Identity diffusion: lacks aspects of a personal identity. 4 factors of identity be: painful incoherence. Trichotillomania: pulling out hair increased risk with history of physical or sexual abuse decreased serotonin, increased alpha 2 receptors, increased dopamine. Separation-individuation: when child develops a sense of self.