18 Mental health

Habitual patterns and qualities of behavior of any individual as expressed by physical and mental activities and attitudes; distinctive indiviual qualities of a person is?

Personality disorders are not illnesses or conditions that a person acquires at some point in his/her life -

Every person has his/her own personality, and by this we mean that each individual has characteristics ...

Examples of personality traits are?

Defined by the diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th ed. Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) is

An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive & inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment is

Three clusters of personality disorders are

Borderline Personality Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder

are examples of what?

Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder

are examples of?

Obessive-compuls Personality Disorder

Passive-aggressive or Negativitistic ""
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder

Are examples of?

The common theme of these personality disorders is the inability to establish and maintain close interpersonal relationships is an example of

Labile mood swings, going into laughter than tears in seconds is

Maintaining attn or of others or gaining power is an example of

Patterns of unstable interpersonal relationships and self-image, efforts to avoid being abandoned, and impulsive actions is

Genetic environments ...how were they brought up is example of

Growing up in a chaotic or violent family are examples of

Under laboratory conditions leading to "negative emotions" persons with BPD show significantly less activity in which lobe?

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Madly in love with his image - self-centered and inflated self-esteem is an example of

The essential features of which are self centeredness and inflated self-esteem, both beginning by early adulthood is

Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships
Unstable self image or sense of self
Recurrent suicidal behaviors, gestures or threats
example of

Has gradiose sense of self-importance
Is preoccupied
Believes he is unique
Requires admiration of others
Has a sense of entitlement
Is interpersonally exploitive
lacks empathy
Shows arrogance

Dramatic dress, striking makeup, theatrical entrance seductive boasting about sexual promiscuity is example of

Constantly seek attention through excesses of emotional expression? shallow

Thrive on the opportunities for violent behavior that the military service provides is an example of

Manipulates, lies, stealls and seduces are example of

Individuals with this cluster have the characteristic of seeming unusual

think different or odd

is uncomfortable
displays inappropriate sexually seductive behavior
has rapid shifts of emotion
uses physical appearance to draw attn
shows dramatization or exaggerated expression of emotion
is suggestible
considers relationships to be more intimate than they really are

A persvasive pattern
Repeated acts that are grounds for arrest
Repeated lying
Impulsivity or failure
Repeated physical fights or assaults
Reckless disregard for safety
Failure to sustain consistent work behavior
Lack of remorse

Are characterized by marked detachment from persons and events around them.

They do not want to interact w/ them

Does not enjoy relationships
chooses solitary activities
has little interest in sexual experience
takes pleasure in few activities
lacks close friends
appears indifferent
shows emotinal coldness

Thinks he or she is jesus christ

Demonstrates pervasive pattern of acute discomfort in relationships
Exhibits cognitive or perceptual distortions in behavior

Must exhibit five of the following:
ideas of reference
odd beliefs of magical thinking
unusal perceptual experiences
odd thinking and speech
suspiciouness or parnoid ideation
lack of close friends
excessive social anxiety

Fears for others and their motives