PS280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Histrionic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Cluster B Personality Disorders
Document Summary
Unlike many other disorders, they are not considered diseases. Abnormalities in the development of an individual"s personality. Personality disorders are essentially maladaptive personality traits (often rigid and inflexible) Personality traits: characteristic features displayed persistently over time/across situations. Show a more restricted range of personality traits or exhibit a single dominant trait (monolithic) Traits are inflexible/maladaptive + cause significant impairment or subjective distress. Essential feature = enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates from expectations of the culture + manifested in at least 2 of the following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, impulse control. Dsm-5 lists 10 disorders grouped into 3 clusters based on descriptive similarities: Cluster a - odd and eccentric disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal. Cluster b - dramatic, emotional/erratic disorders: antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic. Cluster c - anxious and fearful disorders: avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive. Individuals frequently present w comorbid disorders from different clusters. Those w cluster b disorders are the most likely to seek treatment.
