Personality Disorders Mnemonic

Here s a mnemonic for the personality disorders.

Personality disorders mnemonic. Mnemonics for diagnosing personality disorders. Each acronym reflects a facet of the related disorder. Mnemonics forselect eddsm ili r and dsm iv dison denshave previously been described 1 2 this paper presents acronyms developed tohelp clinicians learn and recollect criteria for dsm iv personality disorders theacronyms reflect afacet ofthein respective dis orders. Mnemonic for personality disorders.

Ego syntonic happy with how. For example the acronym for the diagnostic criteria for paranoid personality disorder is suspect and for histrionic personality disorder it is praise me. The criteria of generalised anxiety disorder gad can be remembered by the mnemonic watcher modified by the author from the original mnemonic watchers 68 w orry and a nxiety t ime for at least 6 months. Remember the three w s.

Mnemonics have been used by various segments ofthemedical pro fession 1 3. U nforgiving bears grudges s uspicious. The mnemonics are acronyms and each letter is associated with a specific criterion. Obsessive compulsive inflexible but inefficient obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

Spas ban his acd. Hypersensitive to rejection compulsive. Cluster b disorder beast. Uncontrolled wildness uncontrolled wildness cluster c disorder c oward avoidant type c ompulsive obsessive compulsive type or c lingy dependent type.

Schizoid schizoids avoid schizotypal typal are magical paranoid. The mnemonics have been used to teach students and residents the conceptual nature of dsm iv disorders and to help them remember the criteria. Avoidant seeks social relationship but avoids social situation. Weird wacky and worried.

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