PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Anti-Social Behaviour, Dsm-5, Pathological Lying

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 034
• Professor: Tootle

Document Summary

Paranoid personality disorder excessively distrustful and suspicious of others without any justification; assume other people are out to harm or trick them. Slightly more common among relatives of people who have schizophrenia. Replaying traumatic memories may play a role in the development of paranoid personality disorder. Unable to form meaningful, trustworthy relationship with therapist. Schizoid personality disorder a disorder in which people affected show a pattern of detachment from social relationships and a limited range of emotions in interpersonal situations; often seem aloof, cold, and indifferent to people. Seem to neither desire nor enjoy closeness to others. Consider themselves to be observers rather than participants in the world around them . Reports that those with disorder were abused and neglected as children. It"s rare for a person with this disorder to seek treatment except in response to a crisis such as extreme depression or losing a job. Treatment is conducted in the form of teaching those affected social skills.