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NURS 40030 Personality Disorders Notes
- Course
- NURS 40030
- Institution
- Kent State University
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Personality disordersWednesday, September 22, 2021 15:27
• Class objectives
○ Define Personality & Personality
Disorders
○ Discuss the 3 personality disorder
clusters
○ Discuss Anti-Social Personality
Disorder, Borderline Personality
Disorder
○ Discuss Treatment / nursing
interventions for personality disorders
• Personality
○ What it is?
§ Personality is defined as an
individual’s characteristic pattern of
relatively permanent thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors, that define
his or her quality of experiences and
relationships
○ When is it unhealthy?
§ Considered unhealthy when
interpersonal and social relationships
and functioning are consistently
maladaptive, complicated, or
dysphoric
○ Can it change?
§ They continually evolve across the
lifespan
• Personality disorder:
○ When personality traits become
inflexible & rigid = maladaptive
patterns of behavior & functional
impairment
, ○ Divided into 3 clusters
○ Often co-occur with other mental
health Dx(Depression, Anxiety,
Eating & Substance Use Disorders)
• Personality disorder: 3 clusters
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Audio recording started: 14:30 Friday, September 24,
2021
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• Anti-social personality disorder
○ Diagnosis is reserved for Adults, BUT!
§ Disregard for & violation of
rights of others since age 15
§ Behavior is independent of
schizophrenia or bipolar
disorder
§ Want to avoid conflict
§ Often don’t have support
systems
§ Often manipulate others,
criminal history, stealing
○ DSM-5 Criteria
§ 1. Failure to conform to social
norms
§ 2. Deceitfulness
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