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Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder. Ronesha Matthews Mrs. Marsh Period 4 04/14/12. Paranoid Personality Disorder. A pattern of extreme suspiciousness and distrust of others ; closely related and unknown. . Associated Features. Misinterpret innocence or positivity as a threat.

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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  1. Paranoid Personality Disorder Ronesha Matthews Mrs. Marsh Period 4 04/14/12

  2. Paranoid Personality Disorder • A pattern of extreme suspiciousness and distrust of others ; closely related and unknown.

  3. Associated Features Misinterpret innocence or positivity as a threat. Blame/Accuse people of doing things without having factual evidence (problematic relationships). Hostile(disapprove of) to criticism. Believe their always in an harmful situation.

  4. Associated Features • DSM-IV-TR Criteria A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:  • (1) suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her (2) is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates (3) is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him or her (4) reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events (5) persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights (6) perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack (7) has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner  B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. 

  5. Associated Features • DSM-IV-TR Criteria Cont. - look for at least 5 symptoms for those who they think suffer from PPD. - have to at least 4 out of 7 symptoms to make an diagnosis. - Chronic abuse of stimulants, prescription medicine, etc. make it seem as if people have PPD when they don’t. IMPORTANT – if symptoms of schizophrenia, hallucinations, and formal thought disorders occurs a diagnosis cant be made ( their not TRAITS)

  6. Etiology • The causes of PPD are known to form from family ties; influences the development; learned. • Families who have one or more suffering from schizophrenia are more likely to have someone with PPD. GENETIC FACTORS!! • Therapist learned that PPD is traced back to childhood experiences. - EX: children exposed to anger and no way to control the outburst start to develop ways to handle it with stress; then PPD begins to show because its now the person personality as an adult.

  7. Prevalence • Paranoid Personality Disorder is more common in men than women! • 10% to 30% of institutionalized patients could have symptoms that qualify as PPD. • 0.5% and 2.5% of the general population in the U.S have the Paranoid Personality Disorder. • 2.5% -10% receiving psychiatric care may be affected.

  8. Treatments • Medication Anti-anxiety drugs and Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to help decrease the level of worry and delusions. • Psychotherapy – One on One PPD patients can’t survive in group therapies because they’ll think that the group is attacking them. - acknowledge the clients mistaken assumptions aiming at establishing trust - increase their self-efficacy (worth) - help the client become aware of others views - increase the clients outside interactions

  9. Prognosis • Outcome = chronic; lifelong condition. MAJOR SYMPTOMS (suspiciousness and distrust) common throughout their whole life. • Improvement = paranoia can be controlled with successful therapy!

  10. Refrences • Halgin, R.P. & Whitbourne, S.K. (2005). Abnormal psychology: clinical perspectives on psychological disorders. New York, N.Y.: McGraw- Hill. • Myers, D.G. (2011). Myers’ psychology for ap. New York, N.Y.: Worth Publishers. • N/A. (2007-2012). Paranoid personality disorder. Retrieved from http://www.minddisorders.com/Ob- Ps/Paranoid-personality-disorder.html#b

  11. Discussion Question If you didn’t know that men were more likely to get PPD would you say that women were? Why?

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