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Personality Disorders Cluster C

Personality Disorders Cluster C . Lindsay Brown. Avoidant PD. Essential Features Consistent pattern of social inhibition Feeling inadequate Sensitive to ____________________. Avoidant Criteria. At least 4: Avoids activities b/c of fear of ________

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Personality Disorders Cluster C

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  1. Personality Disorders Cluster C Lindsay Brown

  2. Avoidant PD • Essential Features • Consistent pattern of social inhibition • Feeling inadequate • Sensitive to ____________________

  3. Avoidant Criteria • At least 4: • Avoids activities b/c of fear of ________ • Avoids making friends b/c afraid of being disliked • Does not talk easily about personal feelings • Feels rejected

  4. Stays away from new situations b/c feels inadequate • Believes _______________ to others • Does not take personal risks for fear of embarrassment

  5. Prevalence & Course • .05%-1.0% • Begins in infancy or childhood • _____________ in males & females

  6. Dependent PD • Essential Features • Excessive need to be taken care of • ____________ and submissive behavior • Perceive themselves as unable to fx w/o a caregiver

  7. Dependent Criteria • 5 or more: • Extreme difficulty _______________ • Desire others to be responsible • Difficulty disagreeing w/others • Difficulty doing projects independently

  8. Excessive measures to obtain support • Feel helpless when ___________ • Urgently seek new relationship when one ends • Preoccupied w/fears of being alone

  9. Other Features • Varies across age and cultures • One of the most _____________ reported PD in mental health clinics

  10. Obsessive Compulsive PD • Essential Feature • Preoccupation with _______________, orderliness and mental and interpersonal control

  11. Obsessive Compulsive Criteria • 4 or more: • Work to maintain a sense of control through rules, details, lists, etc. • Focus on perfecting a project, usually left _______________ • Devotion to work • Inflexible about morality & values

  12. “_______________” • Stingy & miserly spending • Rigid & Stubborn

  13. Other Features • Also seen in Mood & Eating disorders • 2X as much in _______________ • ~1%

  14. OCD vs. OCPD • OCD=true obsessions and compulsions • OCPD=a _________, way of living, no specific obsessions or compulsions

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