This PowerPoint presentation summarizes key points about personality disorders from chapter 11. It discusses the three clusters of personality disorders - odd/eccentric, dramatic/emotional, and anxious/fearful. Specific disorders like paranoid, schizotypal, borderline, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders are explained. Groups at risk for personality disorders and different theoretical perspectives and therapeutic approaches are also summarized. The presentation concludes by recapping the main points covered.

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2. 2 Chapter 11 Personality Disorders

3. 3 Chapter Main Points Odd/Eccentric Personality Disorders Dramatic/Emotional Personality Disorders Anxious/Fearful Personality Disorders Groups at Risk Personality Disorders: Theory and Therapy

4. 4 Personality Disorders Personality Disorder: An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture Pervasive and inflexible Has an onset in adolescence or early childhood

5. 5 Personality Disorder Clusters Odd/Eccentric Dramatic/Emotional Antisocial PD Borderline PD Histrionic PD Narcissistic PD Paranoid PD Schizotypal PD Schizoid PD Anxious/Fearful Avoidant PD Dependent PD Obsessive-compulsive PD

6. 6 Odd/Eccentric Personality Paranoid Personality Disorder: Suspiciousness in almost all situations and with almost all people, usually for poor reasons Involves an impairment in cognitive functioning

7. 7 Odd/Eccentric Personality Schizotypal Personality Disorder: Evidence of odd speech, behavior, thinking, and/or perception, but not odd enough for a diagnosis of schizophrenia

8. 8 Odd/Eccentric Personality Schizoid Personality Disorder: Severely restricted range of emotions that is most notably associated with social detachment

9. 9 Dramatic/Emotional Personality Antisocial Personality Disorder History of behavior problems in childhood Lack of constancy and responsibility in relationships, employment, debts Irritability and aggressiveness Reckless and impulsive behavior Disregard for truth, law, social standards Some serial killers have been diagnosed with Antisocial PD

10. 10 Dramatic/Emotional Personality Borderline Personality Disorder: Difficulties in establishing a secure self-identity Distrust Impulsive and self-destructive behavior Difficulty in controlling anger and other emotions

11. 11 Dramatic/Emotional Personality Histrionic Personality Disorder: Self-dramatization: the exaggerated display of emotion Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A grandiose sense of self-importance, often combined with periodic feelings of inferiority

12. 12 Anxious/Fearful Personality Avoidant Personality Disorder: Presence of social withdrawal based on fear of rejection Dependent Personality Disorder: Dependence on others based on a fear of abandonment

13. 13 Anxious/Fearful Personality Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder: Excessive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control Should not be confused with obsessive-compulsive disorder

14. 14 Anxious/Fearful Personality Groups at Risk: Comorbidity Gender bias Cultural bias

15. 15 Anxious/Fearful Personality

16. 16 Personality Disorders: Theory and Therapy The Psychodynamic Perspective: Character disorders - disturbances in the parent-child relationship The Behavioral Perspective: Skills acquisition, modeling, and reinforcement New learning

17. 17 Personality Disorders: Theory and Therapy The Cognitive Perspective: Faulty schemas Altering schemas The Sociocultural Perspective Sociocultural influence

18. 18 Personality Disorders: Theory and Therapy The Neuroscience Perspective: Genes and personality Drug treatment Drugs and diagnosis

19. 19 Recapping the Main Points Odd/Eccentric Personality Disorders Dramatic/Emotional Personality Disorders Anxious/Fearful Personality Disorders Groups at Risk Personality Disorders: Therapy and Therapy

20. 20 End of Chapter 11 Personality Disorders