Personality+Disorder

toc = = = Definition: =

An inflexible pattern of behavior that leads to difficulty in social, educational, and occupation functioning. HGD, Chapter 13, Pg. 348

A long-standing, inflexible, maladaptive pattern of behaving and relating to others, which usually begins in early childhood or adolescence. Gen Psych, Chapter 12, Pg. 401

= Examples: =
 * Cluster A** - People who appear "odd or eccentric."
 * Paranoid PD
 * Schizoid PD
 * Schizotypal PD
 * Cluster B** - Highly egocentric people who may appear "dramatic, emotional, erratic."
 * Antisocial PD (I personaly believe this one is in a category of its own!)
 * Borderline PD
 * Histrionic PD and Narcissistic PD
 * Cluster C** - People who appear "anxious or fearful."
 * Avoidant PD and Dependent PD
 * Obsessive-Compulsive PDmedia type="custom" key="22589182"

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= Mnemonics: =

//__**Cluster C **__//

 * Anxious, Fearful Group **
 * Neurotics **


 * Avoidant personalty disorder: CRINGES (4 criteria). **

**C:** Certainty (of being liked required before willing to get involved with others) **R:** Rejection (or criticism) preoccupies one's thoughts in social situations **I:** Intimate relationships (restraint in intimate relationships due to fear of being samed) **N:** New interpersonal relationships (is inhibited in) **G:** Gets around occupational activity (involing significant interpersonal contact) **E:** Embarrassment (potential) prevents new activity or taking personal risks **S:** Self viewed as unappealing, inept, or inferior

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