Lecture Learning Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, you should be able to:
 

Personality Disorder Lecture Learnings Objectives:

1.  Define and differentiate between personality styles, traits, and disorders.
2.  Identify the essential features of the following personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal (cluster A); antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic (cluster B); and avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive (cluster C).  Apply  this information to clinical situations.
3.  Distinguish between some commonly confused terms, such as schizoid versus schizotypal versus schizophrenic, and  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder versus obsessive-compulsive disorder.
4.  Identify some prominent personality traits in yourself, your peers, and your patients.
5.  Develop some strategies for dealing with the difficult patient.

Questions for Self-Study:

1.  How would you best describe your own personality style and traits?  What about those of your parents, your best friend, your significant other?
2.  What sorts of personality traits most annoy you?  Which do you find most attractive?
3.  What personality traits about yourself (if any) would you like to change?  Is this a difficult thing to do?