PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Psychopathy, Impulsivity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Steve Joordens

Document Summary

Description: paranoid personality disorder: a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that others" motives are interpreted as malevolent, schizoid personality disorder: pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression, schizotypal personality disorder: a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior, antisocial personality disorder: pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others, borderline personality disorder: pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, histrionic personality disorder: pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, narcissistic personality disorder: pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy, avoidant personality disorder: pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity. Specified: to negative evaluation: dependent personality disorder: pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of, obsessive compulsive.