cluster b personality disorders for ncmhce study
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1. Antisocial Personality Disorder
2. Borderline Personality Disorder
3. Histrionic Personality Disorder
4. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Cluster B disorders are known as dramatic
Pervasive patterns of thinking, moods and actions
Relative to self perception, distressing or exciting circumstances, personal impulses and urges, other people
Begun in youth, consistent and inflexible in many personal and social situations and stable over time
Causes problems
S2. Assess Testing Personality Disorders
Questionnaire- 4 MCMI3 (Millon) MMPI CATI (Coolidge ) Dimensional
Assessment of Personality Pathology—Basic Questionnaire
Structured Clinical Interview
International Personality Disorder Examination
NEO Five-Factor Inventory Thematic Apperception
Test Global Assessment of
Functioning scale Adult Attachment
Interview
S4. TreatmentTherapy Psychodynamic Therapy CBT CBT Schema Therapy DBT Mindfulness Therapy Mentalization Focused Therapy
Diagnosis IDisregard for and violation of the rights of others, lack of empathy, bloated self-image, manipulative and impulsive behavior From age 15 and now at least 18 years old Evidence of conduct disorder and HDAD before
age 15
Diagnosis IIRequires 3 or more of the following: Failure to conform to social norms
and laws, repeatedly arrested; Deception, repeatedly lying, or
conning others Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead Irritability and aggressiveness, with
repeated physical fights or assaults
Reckless disregard for safety of self or others;
Consistent irresponsibility, regarding work or financial obligations
Lack of remorse, rationalizing having mistreated
Diagnosis IIICo-occurring
1. Anxiety disorders2. Depressive disorder3. Impulse control disorders4. Substance-related disorders5. Somatization disorder6. Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder7. Borderline personality disorder8. Histrionic personality disorder9. Narcissistic personality disorder
Contributing factors: Childhood ADHD Reading
problems Low IQ Brain injury
Rule out: Not only during
psychotic or manic episodes
S4. Treatments 1. Very challenging Clients deny having a
problem and see no costs of their actions
Usually brought to treatment by authorities
May simulate remorse to manipulate staff
Non-critical, non-judgmental stance
Focus on practical benefits of prosocial behavior
2. Therapy Schema therapy Multisystemic therapy Individual therapy, with
a structured and active approach
Reality Based Approach for Anger Management, substance use recovery, and Social Skills Training
Diagnosis I Marked impulsivity and instability of affects,
interpersonal relationships and self image Highly sensitive to rejection Present by early adulthood
Diagnosis IRequires at least 5 of following:1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or
imagined abandonment2. Unstable, intense
relationships with extreme idealization and devaluation
3. Identity disturbance: unstable self-image or sense of self
4. Impulsivity in at least 2 self-damaging ways (substances, eating, driving)
5. Recurrent suicidal or self-mutilating threats or behavior
6. Emotional instability and reactivity of mood
intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety
Lasting hours or day34457. Chronic emptiness8. Inappropriate, intense anger9. Transient, stress-related
paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms
Diagnosis IICo-occurring: Rule out:
Thyroid conditions Substance abuse Dissociative Identity
Disorder
4. Treatments Helpful for clients to understand their condition and direct their care plan Expect problems
in relation to therapist
Long term care is needed
Family support important
Psychotherapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy is best Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) Transference-focused psychotherapy Schema-focused CBT may help STEPP group therapy
Medications for symptoms Depakote for impulsivity Naltrexone for self-injury Antipsychotics for disorganized
thinking
S5. Monitoring Improved social functioning More consistency in
relations with therapist
S6. Termination Monitor medications (may
be many)
Diagnosis 1Onset in early adulthoodExaggerates interpersonal problems and blames othersRequires:1. Discomfort if one is not the center of attention2. Inappropriate flirtatious and provocative behavior3. Display of shallow and labile emotions4. Dressing in a manner to draw attention to themselves5. Speech is overly impressionistic and shallow6. Theatrical and excessively emotional personal presentation7. Suggestible by others and the situation, easily follows fads8. Overestimates the level of intimacy in a relationship
Diagnosis IICo-occurring: Borderline Personality
Disorder Substance abuse disorders Antisocial, Dependent, and
Narcissistic personality disorders
Depression Anxiety disorders Panic disorder Somatic disorders Anorexia nervosa Attachment disorders
Rule out: Bipolar, hypomanic
phase Borderline Personality
Disorder Narcissistic Personality
Disorder PTSD
S4. Treatments Very challenging since clients deny that they have a problem and blame others May act suicidal or depressed
to gain attention Non-critical, non-judgemental
stance is essential
Possible treatments:1. CBT 2. Long term
psychotherapy3. Group Therapy4. Functional Analytic
Therapy (behavioral therapy)
Diagnosis IKey: Excessively preoccupied
with adequacy, power and prestige
Unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and to others in the process
Diagnosis IRequires at least 5: Grandiose sense of self-
importance Preoccupied with
fantasies of success, power, brilliance, or love
Belief that they are exceptional and can only be understood by others who are important
Needs admiration Sense of entitlement Exploitative and
oppressive behavior No empathy Envious and resentful of
others or believes others envy them
Egotistical
Diagnosis IIICo-occurring: Depression Anxiety Substance abuse
Rule out: Substance abuse Antisocial personality
disorder Borderline personality
disorder Histrionic personality
disorder
S4. Treatments Very challenging since clients
deny symptoms Usually seeks treatment when
illness or other crisis shatters illusions of perfection
Will demand high status clinician; derisive towards lesser staff
Initial approach of support followed by step-by-step confrontation of the patient’s vulnerabilities
Therapy CBT as Schema Therapy Psychoanalytic for anger,
envy, self-sufficiency Expressive, conflict-solving
psychotherapy Residential may be neededMedications Depression Anxiety