ODD AND ECCENTRIC PERSONALITY CLUSTER

Course overview

THIS COURSE WILL IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE PERSONALITY DISORDERS THAT ARE CATEGORIZED IN THE ODD AND ECCENTRIC PERSONALITY CLUSTER. INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CLUSTER HAVE THE COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OF SEEMING UNUSUAL. THEY ARE OFTEN DESCRIBED BY OTHERS AS ''DIFFERENT'' OR ''SOMEWHAT ODD.'' THEY TEND TO REMAIN ISOLATED FROM OTHERS, BE UNCONCERNED ABOUT HOW OTHERS PERCEIVE THEM, AND DEVELOP LIVING PATTERNS THAT APPEAR DISCONNECTED AND INDEPENDENT. IN THIS COURSE, THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ETIOLOGY OF SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER, SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, AND PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER WILL BE EXPLORED USING DESCRIPTIVE SCENARIOS AND REVIEWS. THIS ACTIVITY IS INTENDED FOR REGISTERED NURSES.