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PERSONALITY
GLOBAL DESCRIPTIVE LABEL FOR PERSON OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR SUBJECTIVELY RESPONTABLE INNER EXPERIENCE DSM-IV TR, DEFINE PERSONALITY DISORDERS AS ENDURING SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOR THAT DEVIATE FROM CULTURAL STANDARD, ARE RIGIDLY PERVASIVE.
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Onset adolescence or early adulthood, are stable through time and lead to unhappiness and impairment. When personality traits are rigid and maladaptive and produce functional impairment or subject distress Personality disorders may be diagnose.
Person with personality Disorders, far more likely refuse psychiatric help and deny their problems than person with anxiety, depressive and OCD. Personality disorders is aloplastic (able to adapt to and alter, the external environment) and ego-syntonic ( ie, acceptable to the ego)
Person with personality disorders do not feel anxiety about their maladaptive behavior, because they do not routinely acknowledge pay from what others perceive as their symptoms. They often seem disinterested in treatment and impervious to recovery.
CLASSIFICATION
DSM IV-TR grouped into three clusters; Cluster A the paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal personality disorders person with these disorders are often perceived as odd and eccentric. Cluster B the antisocial, borderline, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders person with these disorders often seem dramatic, emotional and erratic.
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Cluster C; The avoidant, obsessive compulsive and NOS( not otherwise specified) passive aggressive and depressive. Person with those disorders often seem anxious or fearful
When the patient meets criteria for more then one personality disorder Should diagnose each. Many persons exhibit trait that are not limited to a single personality disorders Personality disorders are code on Axis 2 of DSM-IV-TR.
Etiology
Genetic factor Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal) > biological relative of patient with Schizophrenia. Cluster B (antisocial, borderline, histrionic and narcissistic associated with alcohol use disorders, more relatives with mood disorders. Histrionic personality disorders somatization disorders
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Cluster C, avoidant, dependent, obsessivecompulsive and NOS ask dependent high anxiety levels obsessive-compulsive monozygotic twins than dizygotic depressive, REM latency period, Abnormal DST (dexamethason suppression test) result
Biological Factor Hormones exhibit impulsive 17-estradiol, strong Aggression, sexual behavior androgen Borderline Personality disorders DST results Platelet Monoamine Oxidize student low level social activities >>. Low level Platelet MAO Schizotypal disorders.
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Smooth pursuits eye movement, are saccadic (i.e. jumpy) introverted ~low self esteem and then to withdraw have schizotypal personality disorders. Neurotransmitters Endorphin analgesia and arousal High endogenous endorphin phlegmatic Dopaminergic dan seretonergic arousal activating function
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Metabolite serotonin 5- HIAA low ~ attempt suicide, impulsive and aggressive The effect neurotransmitter on personality traits have generated much interest and controversy about whether personality traits are inborn or acquired. Electrophysiology. Changes in electrical conductance on EEG antisocial and borderline, change appear slow wave activity
Psychoanalytic factors
S. Freud personality trait related to fixation at on Psychosocial stage of development. Example: Oral character passive and dependent ~ fixated at the oral stage. Wilhelm Reich character armor to describe person Reich Theory broad influence on contemporary concepts of personality and Personality disorders.
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Human beings unique stamp of personality determined characteristic defense mechanisms axis II clusters help psychodynamic recognize type character pathology present Defenses controlling unpleasant affect work effectively ~ master feeling anxiety, depression, anger, shame, guilt, affect others. their behavior ego-synchronic ~ no distress for them, even thought it may adversely affect other
Defense Mechanism
Fantasy Schizoid Dissociation histrionic Isolation obsessive compulsive Projection sensitive to criticism Splitting ambivalence good and bad Passive aggression masochism Acting out tantrum, child abuse Projective identification borderline
Psychotherapy
Is treatment of choise for personality disorders. Ie ; Insight oriented therapy, group therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy. Countertransferance problems, often long and complex
Pharmacotherapy
Target symptom Domain of Personality disorders; Behavior dyscontrols Lithium, serotonergic drug, anticonvulsan, low dose antipsychotic Mood dysregulation serotonergic, antopsychotic Anxiety benzodiazepines, MAOIs, antipsychotic. Psychotic symptoms antipsychotic low dose