of emotional and behavioral traits apparent in ordinary life, a totality that is usually stable and predictable.
- Kaplan And Sadock
[1998] Definition :
enduring patterns of perceiving ,
relating to , and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts .
- DSM IV [APA] HISTORY Hippocrates - 4th century
He was concluded that disease
originated from an excess of four bodily humors. PERSONALITY DISORDERS: An enduring (long-standing) pattern in two or more of the following areas: 1) Cognition (thoughts) - ways of interpreting and perceiving events 2) Affectivity (emotions) - range, intensity, lability, & appropriateness 3) Interpersonal functioning (behavior) 4) Impulse control (behavior) Personality Traits vs. Disorders Deviation from social & cultural norms consider contribution of situational & cultural context Inflexibility rigid patterns of behaviors & responses Pervasive present in a variety of contexts Clinically significant distress for self or others Impairment in functioning highly maladaptive Stable & long-lasting - onset by early adulthood, long-term pattern vs. occasional TYPES Cluster A Cluster B Cluster C CLUSTER A PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Characterized by: Includes:
Odd behavior, Paranoid Personality reactions, emotions Disorder Eccentric thoughts & Schizoid Personality behaviors e.g. Disorder illusory or magical thinking, Schizotypal inappropriate social Personality Disorder interactions May represent mild Isolative behavior variations of social withdrawal Schizophrenia, but Suspiciousness reality testing is paranoia intact PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER A. A pervasive pattern of distrusting, being suspicious of, and attributing malevolent intention to others B. Pattern of behavior is not due to Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder with Psychotic Features, another Psychotic Disorder, the effects of a substance, or a general medical condition PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Indicated by 4 or more of the following 7: 1. Assuming others will exploit, harm, or deceive them 2. Continually doubting the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates 3. Reluctance to confide in others because fear info will be used against them 4. Reading hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events 5. Persistently bearing grudges 6. Often believing they have been attacked or slighted and are quick to react angrily or with counterattack 7. Continually suspecting spouse or sexual partner of being unfaithful PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Chronically suspicious of others Distrusting of others Assuming the worst intention Not open Continually doubting loyalty of others Unforgiving Hold grudges PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence 0.5-2.5% in general population Gender more common in males Onset often first apparent in childhood and adolescence Cultural Factors need for caution in diagnosing members of minority, ethnic, immigrant, refugee groups Treatment Considerations: Importance of developing trust & a solid therapeutic alliance Cognitive therapy to counter mistaken assumptions and negative beliefs about others No evidence that therapy is very successful SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER A.Characterized by a pervasive pattern of: -detachment from social relationships -restricted range of emotional expression in interpersonal settings B. Pattern of behavior is not due to schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder with Psychotic Features, another Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder. SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Indicated by 4 or more of the following 7: 1. Neither desiring nor enjoying close relationships, including being part of a family 2. Almost always choosing solitary activities 3. Having little, if any, interest in sexual experiences/relationships 4. Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities 5. Lacking close friends or confidants 6. Indifference to praise or criticism 7. Emotional coldness, detachment, or flatness SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Emotionally cold & distant Great difficulty forming relationships Social isolation loner Restricted affect lack of emotional expressiveness Lack of interest in people, relationships, & most activities SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence uncommon; <1% Gender slightly more common and impairing in males Onset often first apparent in childhood and adolescence Cultural need for caution in diagnosing people from different cultural backgrounds, environments, or immigrants SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Contributing factors: Childhood shyness Genetics Parenting: neglectful & cold parenting; intrusive mother; absent father Lower density of dopamine receptors Traumatic experiences Treatment: Modeling healthy relationship skills & emotional expression Empathy training teaching the person how to identify, express, & respond to emotion Social skills training, including role playing Building a support network SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER A. A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by: -acute discomfort with close relationships -a reduced capacity for close relationships -cognitive or perceptual distortions -eccentric behaviors B. Pattern is not due to schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder with Psychotic Features, another Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Indicated by 5 or more of the following 9: 1. Ideas of reference 2. Odd beliefs or magical thinking 3. Unusual perceptual experiences 4. Odd thinking & speech 5. Suspiciousness or paranoid ideation 6. Inappropriate or constricted affect 7. Odd, eccentric or peculiar behavior or appearance 8. Lack of close friends or confidants 9. Excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Social impairment & isolation Social discomfort & anxiety Variety of odd beliefs & cognitions Unusual perceptions & perceptual experiences Odd speech & presentation Eccentric & peculiar behavior Inappropriate or blunted affect SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence 3-5% of general population Gender slightly more common in males Onset often first apparent in childhood and adolescence Course chronic; some go on to develop Schizophrenia Cultural need to consider cultural context when evaluating symptoms SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Contributing Factors: Biological and genetic factors have been emphasized Schizotypal PD as a milder variant of schizophrenia Treatment Considerations: Psychotropic medication antidepressants, antipsychotics Cognitive-behavioral therapy Social skills training Cluster A Scenario An individual receives an invitation to attend the birthday party of a supervisor at work. This supervisor is not well known to the individual, in fact, they have only spoken on a couple of occasions. Paranoid Personality Disorder Cognitions include: Behaviors include: This person reached their Approaching the position through supervisor to research dishonesty or fraud they these suspicions in a are not to be trusted. hostile and accusatory My colleagues are out to manner get me it will not be Finding an excuse to not safe to be in an attend the birthday party unfamiliar setting with Increased irritability in them. the workplace My job security is being Hypervigilance for threatened. suspicious behavior from colleagues Schizoid Personality Disorder Cognitions Behaviors include: Include: Not attending the Not wanting to go party to the party Telling the I would rather be supervisor she alone. wont attend in a This party wont be cold, detached way enjoyable. Schizotypal Personality Disorder Cognitions Include: Behaviors Include: I was meant to go to Wearing an unusual this birthday party ceremonial costume to because something the party supernatural will occur Remaining detached from others at the I wonder why the party supervisor chose me? Speaking to others in Will I be prepared to an elaborate way handle what is to come? CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS Characteristics: Includes: Dramatic Antisocial Personality Emotional Disorder Erratic behavior Borderline Impulsiveness Personality Disorder Reduced capacity Histrionic Personality for empathy Disorder Unstable emotions Narcissistic & relationships Personality Disorder ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER A. Pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the basic rights of others B. Beginning in childhood or early adolescence (must have evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to 15 years) C. Continuing into adulthood (must be at least 18 years) D. Occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during a course or Schizophrenia or Mania ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Indicated by 3 or more of the following 7: 1. Failure to conform to social norms and laws, e.g. repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest 2. Deceitfulness & manipulation, e.g. repeated lying, using aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure 3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead 4. Irritability and aggressiveness, e.g. repeated physical fights or assaults 5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others 6. Consistently & extremely irresponsible, e.g. repeated failure to sustain consistent work or honor financial obligations 7. Lack of remorse, e.g. being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER What you see: Aggressiveness Superficial charm Self-centered Bore easily, high need for stimulation, sensation- seeking, thrill-seeking Lie easily Conning, manipulative Relationships of utility Lack of remorse little or no guilt about the harm they cause others Lack of empathy may seem cold & insensitive Enjoy testing, provoking, pushing, playing with others Criminal behavior feel rules dont apply to them ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 3% males; <1% females Gender: more common in males SES: associated with low SES & urban settings; important to consider the social and economic context for behaviors Course: chronic, but symptoms tend to lessen or remit by 4th decade of life Antisocial Personality Disorder Contributing Factors: Strong biological roots: Genetic influence Low levels of 5HT Low arousability Excessive theta waves Poor impulse control Fearlessness Environmental factors: Parenting: harsh, inconsistent, neglectful, uninvolved, abusive Chronic stress, trauma Treatment: Psychotherapy is not very effective; often court- mandated Lithium & SSRIs may help control impulsive, aggressive behaviors BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER A pervasive pattern of marked impulsivity and unstable relationships, self image, and emotions Indicated by 5 or more of the following 9: 1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment 2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships shifts from extreme idealization to devaluation 3. Identity disturbance sudden & dramatic shifts in self image, e.g. goals, values, career plans & aspirations, sexual identity, types of friends BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER 4. Impulsive behavior that is potentially self- damaging, e.g. spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating 5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior 6. Affective instability due to highly reactive mood, e.g. episodes of dysphoria, anxiety, panic, irritability, anger, despair 7. Chronic feelings of emptiness 8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger; e.g. frequent temper, biting sarcasm, enduring bitterness, verbal outbursts, recurrent fights 9. Transient, stress-related paranoia or dissociative symptoms, such as depersonalization BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Unstable mood & emotions lack control over emotions Unstable self-concept Unstable interpersonal relationships Poor impulse control Self-destructive Good at splitting Vacillating between extremely positive & negative evaluations of self & others BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 1-3% of general population Gender: 75% female Completed suicide rate: 6-10% Course: greater instability, impairment, and suicide risk in adolescence & young adulthood symptoms gradually wane with advancing age by 30s & 40s, most attain greater stability in relationships and vocational functioning BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER Contributing Factors: Biological factors low levels of serotonin Family history of mood disorders Environmental factors invalidating & neglectful parenting; history of abuse; trauma Treatment: Drug therapies SSRIs for dysphoria; mood stabilizers for mood instability Long-term therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trauma work HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior Indicated by 5 or more of the following 8: 1. Feels uncomfortable or unappreciated when not the center of attention 2. Inappropriately seductive or provocative behavior 3. Displays rapidly shifting and shallow emotions HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER 4. Consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self 5. Have strong opinions & impressions, but cant back up with facts, details, examples, evidence 6. Is overly dramatic, theatrical and emotionally expressive 7. Is suggestible, i.e. easily influenced by others, fads, or circumstances 8. Considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Flamboyant self expression & presentation Over-blown, overly dramatic emotional rxns Needy & solicitous of others Require excessive approval & reassurance Frequently dependent Impressionistic & superficial Overly concerned with appearance Seductive & charming HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 2-3% in general population Gender: diagnosed more frequently in women; prevalence may be equal for males & females Sex role stereotypes influence the behavioral expression of the disorder Aging presents special difficulties Course: chronic, but sx may improve with age Contributing Factors: Unmet needs for attention & success NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Pervasive pattern of grandiosity in fantasy or behavior, need for admiration, and lack of empathy Indicated by 5 or more of the following 9: 1. Grandiose sense of self importance, e.g. overestimating ones abilities, exaggerating ones accomplishments, underestimating/devaluing others. 2. Fantasies about unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or love. 3. Belief that one is special, superior, or unique. NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER 4. Need for excessive admiration and/or constant attention 5. Sense of entitlement, i.e. expecting especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance from others 6. Conscious or unwitting exploitation of others 7. Lack of empathy for others; e.g. insensitivity, emotional coldness, lack of interest in others 8. Envying others; believing others envy them 9. Arrogant, haughty, patronizing, snobby, or disdainful behaviors or attitudes NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Self-enhancing, self-aggrandizing Self-centered, self-absorbed Readily dismiss opinions of others Need to feel special Love to receive special treatment Can become rageful & attacking in response to perceived threat NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: <1% in general population Gender: up to 75% male Age: narcissistic traits are particularly common in adolescents Course: the aging process presents special difficulties; may improve over time NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Causes: Parental factors: failure in modeling empathy; rejecting, abandoning, or cold; capricious, unreliable; treating the child as an extension of themselves; overvaluation; lack of genuine, sincere affection Treatment: Usually seek treatment at insistence of family member or as a result of a major life crisis Coping skills to improve ability to accept criticism & rejection and to help person develop a more realistic view of their abilities and talents Empathy building Addressing depression & other underlying problems that may exist Cluster B Scenario An individual sees someone they occasionally date out at the movies with another date. Antisocial Personality Disorder Cognitions Include: Behaviors Include: Thoughts about Socially unacceptable what could be done or unlawful behavior to ensure that they to interrupt the date are the one (calling in a bomb selected for the threat to the movie date next time it theatre) is, after all, a dog Starting rumors about eat dog world. the person who their romantic interest was on a date with, or about the romantic interest themselves. Borderline Personality Disorder Cognitions Behaviors Include: Include: An emotional She must hate me outburst now. Self injurious I am worthless. behavior I will never have a Calling attention to relationship. himself impulsively My life is over. in the moment I was in love with her. Histrionic Personality Disorder Cognitions Behaviors Include: Include: A dramatic I cant stand that outburst person (either the Sexually seductive romantic interest behavior or the date). Excessive Didnt someone tell emotional response me he was that is prolonged promiscuous? and involves many We were in love. people Narcissistic Personality Disorder Cognitions Include: Behaviors Include: A brief thought of Loudly discussing being rejected accomplishments in the Thoughts of being movie theatre so the superior to the other romantic interest and date date are sure to hear Thoughts that the Showing how well known date would be they are by greeting every envious if they knew acquaintance in the movie who she was theater Approaching the romantic interest and asking them to call or actually starting up a conversation Cluster C Personality Disorders Characterized Includes: by: Avoidant Personality Anxious Disorder behavior Dependent Personality Disorder Chronic fears Obsessive- Perfectionism Compulsive Constant self- Personality Disorder doubt AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feeling inadequate, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation Indicated by 4 or more of the following 7: 1. Avoid work or school activities involving significant interpersonal contact because fear disapproval, criticism, or rejection 2. Resist getting involved with people without assurance that they will be liked and accepted without criticism 3. Are restrained in intimate relationships because fear being shamed or ridiculed AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER Continued: 4. Are preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations (confirmatory bias) 5. Inhibited in new interpersonal situations due to feeling inadequate & having low self-esteem 6. See self as socially inept, unappealing, or inferior to others 7. Unusual reluctance to take personal risks or engage in any new activities because these may prove embarrassing AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Feel inadequate Low self-esteem Socially incompetent Worry about being criticized Avoid situations, activities, relationships, and people where there is any potential for them to be criticized, rejected, ridiculed, embarrassed, or disapproved of AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 0.5%-1.0% in general population Gender: equally frequent for men & women Course: avoidant/shy behavior often starts in infancy or childhood & increases during adolescence & early adulthood Prognosis: modest improvements with treatment Need for caution with: (1) different cultural/ethnic groups; (2) immigrants; (3) children & adolescents Causal Factors: Parental rejection Sensitive temperament Treatment: Behavioral interventions systematic desensitization, behavioral rehearsal, social skills & assertiveness training DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation. Indicated by 5 or more of the following 8: 1. Difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others. 2. Allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of his/her life. 3. Difficulty expressing disagreement with others because they fear losing support or approval. DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER 4. Difficulty initiating projects or doing things on own because lack self confidence 5. Go to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others, e.g. volunteering to do things that are unpleasant 6. Feel uncomfortable or helpless when alone due to exaggerated fears of being unable to take care of self 7. Urgently seek another relationship as a source of care and support when a close relationship ends; become quickly & indiscriminately attached to people 8. Preoccupied with fears of being left to take care of self DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Worry about being abandoned Lack self-confidence Submissive, clingy, needy Urgency, desperation with relationship-seeking Need for others to assume responsibility for them Rely on others for almost everything: To take care of them To do things for them To make decisions for them To support and nurture them DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 2%; one of the most frequently reported personality disorders in mental health clinics Age & cultural factors need to be considered Gender: diagnosed more frequently in females; may be equally prevalent for men & women Causes: Disruption in early bonding/attachment due to early death of a parent or neglect or rejection by caregivers Treatment: Long-term psychotherapy Assertiveness training, self-esteem work, skills building OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with
orderliness, perfectionism, and control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency Indicated by 4 or more of the following 8: 1. So preoccupied with procedures, details, lists, order, and schedules that the major point of the activity is lost. 2. Perfectionism interferes with task completion and causes significant dysfunction and distress. 3. Excessive devotion to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity). OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
4. Excessively conscientious, scrupulous, and
inflexible about matters of morality, ethics or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification) 5. Inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects, even when they have no sentimental value 6. Reluctance to delegate tasks or work to others unless they submit to exactly their way of doing things 7. Overly miserly and stingy with money: hoard money for future catastrophes 8. Rigidity and stubbornness OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER What it looks like: Controlling have to have control over everything in their life Believe they have to be perfect to be accepted by others Follow rigid routines & become anxious when routines are disrupted Orderly Lose the forest for the trees Inefficient at completing tasks Workaholics unable to delegate Rigid morals & values Pack rats Rigid and stubborn Overly frugal and stingy with money OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER Facts & Figures: Prevalence: 1-4% of community samples Gender: diagnosed twice as often among males Special considerations: individuals reference group Treatment Considerations: May seek Tx due to depression or slipping productivity Dont like the loss of control inherent in therapy tend to counter by providing a detailed, orderly account of Sx & issues Therapist needs to avoid competing with client to direct the session Antidepressants may be helpful for underlying anxiety & depression Cluster C Scenario This individual is going to meet her boyfriends parents in another city for the first time. Avoidant Personality Disorder Cognitions Behaviors Include: Include: Speaking very little Is it possible to get around the family out of this? Avoiding the They wont situation altogether approve of me. Taking excessive measures to ensure They might be that she is mean to me. approved of How could they (bringing luxurious ever like me? gifts) Dependent Personality Disorder Cognitions Include: Behaviors Include: What will I wear, Volunteering to babysit do, say? (Followed all the children while the adults go out to by asking her dinner boyfriend for input Sticking by her about this.) boyfriends side the I have to make entire time sure they like me. Agreeing to everything the family suggests and with all the opinions they offer Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Cognitions Include: Everyone here is doing Behaviors Include: everything wrong. Planning out activities Distress about having to fill the entire trip. to delegate work tasks Making extensive lists while away, and about of things to bring but the dogsitters ability not packing until the to perform tasks (or last minute. the babysitters) Exhibiting a great deal of distress when conforming to others ways of doing things or being stubborn and ensuring that things are done her way. Passive aggressive personality disorder definition The DSM IV defines this disorder as a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations that begins by early adulthood and occurs in a variety contexts. Causes Unknown Combination of genetic and environmental factors
Martin kantor suggest three areas,
conflicts about dependency control competition Symptoms Acting sullen Avoiding responsibility by claiming forgetfulness Being inefficient on purpose Blaming others Complaining Feeling resentment Having a fear of authority Having unexpressed anger or hostility
Procrastinating
Resisting other peoples suggestions
Diagnostic criteria Passively resists fulfilling routine social and occupational tasks. Complains of being misunderstood and unappreciated by others Is sullen and argumentative Unreasonably criticizes and scorns authority Alternates between hostile defiance and contrition . Voices exaggerated and persistent complaints of personal misfortune NURSING INTERVENTIONS Show acceptance of the person at all times
Provide safe environment
Set and maintain limits with consequences
Explain all unit rules
Require the patient to take responsibility
for his own behavior Indentify inappropriate behavior
Encourage the patient to express their
feelings Provide positive feedback
Monitor medication
Encourage the patient to participate in unit
activities Encourage problem solving process
Discuss with the patient about the behavior
Theories of Personality Disorders: Family dynamics growing up in a dysfunctional, abusive, invalidating, overprotective, controlling, or uncaring environment; poor parenting; parent- child relationship Genetic Influences Biological/biochemical Influences Trauma & other significant experiences Continuum model personality disorders represent extreme variations of normal personality traits Treatment for Personality Disorders Long-term supportive, structured psychotherapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) accepting & validating client, setting limits, skills training Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) challenging maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, schemas; skills training; behavioral experimentation Psychodynamic/Object Relations Therapy emphasis on transference, the effect of past relationships on the present, raising insight Relational/Interpersonal Therapy using the therapeutic relationship and other significant relationships to foster growth, change, and healing