Personality Psychology- Chapter 18

Paterns of thought, feeling, and behavior beyond the normal range of psychological variation

Describes the primary indicators of disorders and how many need to be present to make a diagnosis

In the DSM IV, patterns of severe mental illness

In the DSM IV, the personality disorders

In the DSM IV, physical conditions that might be related to mental health

In the DSM IV, stressors in the patients social life

In the DSM IV, current ability to function self sufficiently

-unusually extreme: in terms of cultural context-problematic: for the person or others-affect social relationships-stable over time-ego-syntonic: the people who have them do not think anything is wrong

An extreme pattern of relying on others to take care of one's needs and make decisions, combined with a bitter kind of agreeableness

The people who have them do not think anything is wrong

Refers to troubling thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or behaviours that one experiences as alien or foreign, and would like to be rid of

Fear or failure, criticism, or rejection leads to avoidance of normal activities

An extreme pattern of rigidly conscientiousness behaviour, including an anxious and inflexible adherence to rules and rituals, perfectionism, and a stubborn resistance to change- not the same as obsessive-compulsive disorder & must have at least 4 of 8 characteristics

An extreme pattern of suspicion, hostility, and resentment- more common in women

An extreme pattern of attention-getting behavior and shallow but dramatically expressed emotions