Guide to the Final

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Guide to the Final*This guide lists major topics that will be assessed during the final. This list is not exhaustive.Anything covered in class is fair game for the final. Approximately 80% of the final will be onCluster B PDs, DBT, & Cluster C PDs. Roughly 20% of the final will be on the IntroductionSections & Cluster A PDs. *In general, for studies covered in the course, know what the studies assessed for and major conclusions. You do not need to know specifics about the demographics or results. Cluster B Personality Disorders (7 lectures) Characteristics, features, psychological testing results (if in slides), comorbidities, & attachment styles of the Cluster B personality disorders (histrionic, borderline, narcissistic, antisocial)Theories underlying the development of the personality disorders For each PD, how to distinguish between a personality style vs. a personality disorder. How to distinguish between the Cluster B PDs and other psychiatric disorders (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, other personality disorders, etc.)Understand the similarities and differences between the four Cluster B Personality DisordersUnderstand the mechanism of splitting and its relationship with borderline personality disorder The difference between a covert and overt presentation of narcissistic personality disorder. Know the childhood and adolescent precursors to antisocial personality disorder (oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder), the prognosis for these disorders, and treatments available. Know the difference between antisocial personality disorder, sociopathy & psychopathy. Psychotherapy & medication treatments for the 4 Cluster B Personality Disorders Dialectical Behavior Therapy (2 lectures)Know the 4 modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation,Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal EffectivenessUnderstand the biosocial theory of emotional regulation Understand what is a dialect Know the components of the Model of Emotions How to distinguish between a judgmental and non-judgmental thought Understand when to utilize emotion regulation skills vs. distress tolerance skills

Cluster C Personality Disorders & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (6 lectures) Characteristics, features, psychological testing results (if in slides), comorbidities, & attachment styles of the Cluster C personality disorders (dependent PD, avoidant PD, obsessive compulsive PD)Theories underlying the development of the Cluster C personality disorders For each PD, how to distinguish between a personality style vs. a personality disorder. The similarities and differences between dependent PD & separation anxiety disorderThe relationship between avoidant PD & social anxiety differentThe difference between obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder The different types of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented & socially prescribed Psychotherapy & medication treatments for the 3 Cluster C Personality Disorders Introduction Section (5 lectures)Definitions of personality, personality traits, personality disorders, temperament, &character Three personality assessments: components, what the test assesses for, and whether there is evidence to support the use of these assessmentsoMyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)oNeuroticism- Extroversion – Openness – Personality Index Revised (NEO-PI-R) & the Five Factor ModeloMinnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) Categorical and dimensional model of personality disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness 5thedition (DSM V)Other causes (examples include other psychiatric disorders, substance use, culture, medical, neurodevelopmental stages, etc.) that result in symptoms that resemble personality disorders Strange Situation & categories of infant attachmentAdult Attachment Inventory & categories of adult attachmentOutcomes of secure and insecure attachment styles Factors that Mediate & Disrupt Attachment: Mentalization, Pedagogy Theory, Trauma Bartholomew Adult Attachment Styles Patterns of Personality Disorder traits throughout an individual’s lifetime, identifying adolescents who are at risk for development for personality disorders & risk factors for the development of personality disorders Cluster A Personality Disorders (6 lectures)

Characteristics, features, psychological testing results (if in slides), comorbidities & attachment styles of the 3 Cluster A personality disorders (schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid)Theories underlying the development of the personality disorders For each PD, how to distinguish between a personality style vs. a personality disorder. How the Cluster A personality disorders are similar/different to schizophrenia How to distinguish between the 3 Cluster A PDs from other psychiatric disorders (autism,mood disorders, other personality disorders, delusional disorder, etc.)Difference between a covert and overt schizoid personality disorder presentationPsychotherapy & medication treatments for the 3 Cluster A Personality Disorders What You Don’t Need to KnowHistory of the tests & people involved Number of symptoms needed to meet criteria for the diagnosis of the Cluster A Personality Disorders