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After studying Chapter 19, you should be able to
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review the history of the idea that something can go wrong with a person's personality; |
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define the key components of a psychological disorder, as conceptualized by modern psychiatry; |
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describe the key goals of the field of abnormal psychology; |
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review the various definitions of "abnormal" and identify the modern psychiatric definition of abnormal; |
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discuss the concept of a personality disorder, including a modern psychiatric definition; |
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identify and discuss the key criteria for all personality disorders, according to modern psychiatry; |
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compare and contrast the categorical and dimensional approaches to personality disorders; |
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discuss the importance of taking into account the contexts of culture, age, and gender, when identifying the presence of a personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of antisocial personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of borderline personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of histrionic personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of narcissistic personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of schizoid personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of schizotypal personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of paranoid personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of avoidant personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of dependent personality disorder; |
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discuss the key features of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder; |
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review the key features of a dimensional model of personality disorders; and, finally, |
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discuss key causes that have been proposed for personality disorders. |