When does trust develop
as needs are met consistently and predictably
feelings of positive self-worth result from
infant’s complete dependence on environment that is good and loving (capacity for empathetic understanding in future relationships)
infancy stages
- birth to 3 months: self and mother = 1 (no physical separation)
- at 3 monthsL physical differentiation
- 18 months: psychological differentiation occurs
- symbiotic stage of development between 3 and 18 months
childhood
6-10: internal devlopment of morality and empathetic feeling
people with p disorders perceive their traits as ego syntonic
natural part of themselves, more likely to be brought to the attention of mental health professionals by others than to seek services themselves
clusters of personality disorders
cluster a: odd, eccentric, general tendency toward social and emotional withdrawal
cluster b: overemotional, dramatic, erratic, impulsive
cluster c: anxious, fearful
3 kinds of cluster A
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
cluster b personality disorders
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
what is DBT
dialectical behavioral therapy (look up)