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    The document summarizes different personality types and provides information about their characteristics, the meaning of their illness, potential countertransference issues for doctors, and tips for management. It describes dependent, obsessive, histrionic, masochistic, paranoid, narcissistic, schizoid, and other personality types. For each, it outlines their key traits, the psychological issues driving their behavior, how doctors may react to them, and strategies doctors can use to most effectively work with patients exhibiting those personalities.

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    The document summarizes different personality types and provides information about their characteristics, the meaning of their illness, potential countertransference issues for doctors, and tips for management. It describes dependent, obsessive, histrionic, masochistic, paranoid, narcissistic, schizoid, and other personality types. For each, it outlines their key traits, the psychological issues driving their behavior, how doctors may react to them, and strategies doctors can use to most effectively work with patients exhibiting those personalities.

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    The document summarizes different personality types and provides information about their characteristics, the meaning of their illness, potential countertransference issues for doctors, and tips for management. It describes dependent, obsessive, histrionic, masochistic, paranoid, narcissistic, schizoid, and other personality types. For each, it outlines their key traits, the psychological issues driving their behavior, how doctors may react to them, and strategies doctors can use to most effectively work with patients exhibiting those personalities.

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    The document summarizes different personality types and provides information about their characteristics, the meaning of their illness, potential countertransference issues for doctors, and tips for management. It describes dependent, obsessive, histrionic, masochistic, paranoid, narcissistic, schizoid, and other personality types. For each, it outlines their key traits, the psychological issues driving their behavior, how doctors may react to them, and strategies doctors can use to most effectively work with patients exhibiting those personalities.

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    PERSONALITY TYPES

    TYPE CHARACTERI MEANING OF COUNTERTRANSFE TIPS OF


    STICS ILLNESS RENCE MANAGEME
    NT
    DEPENDE Needy, clingy, Threat of Positive: Doctor feels -Reassure
    NT demanding, abandonment powerful and needed within limits
    unable to -Schedule
    reassure self, Negative: visits
    seeks overwhelmed and -Mobilize
    reassurance annoyed. May try to other support
    from others, avoid patient -Reward
    fear efforts
    helplessness,
    great need for
    personal care
    OBSESSIO Meticulous, Loss of control over May admire patient -Try to set
    NAL orderly, likes body/emotions/impul routine
    to feel in ses In extreme: battle of -Give px
    control, very wills choices to
    concerned with increase
    right or wrong sense of
    control
    -Provide
    detailed info
    -Foster
    collaborative
    approach
    HISTRIONI Entertaining, Loss of love Anxiety, impatience -Strike
    C melodramatic, Loss of Erotic- finds patient balance
    seductive, attractiveness attractive between
    flirtatious warmth and
    formality
    -Maintain
    clear
    boundaries
    -Encourage
    to discuss
    fears
    MASOCHIS “Perpetual Ego-syntonic Anger -Avoid
    TIC victim” Conscious or Hate excessive
    Self-sacrificing unconscious Frustration encouragem
    martyr punishment Helplessness ent
    Expiation of guilt Self-doubt -Share px’s
    pessimism
    -Suggest
    considering
    another
    treatment as
    another
    burden
    PARANOID Guarded, Proof that the world Anger, feeling -Avoided
    distrustful, is against px attacked or accused, defensive
    quick to blame, may become stand
    sensitive Medical care is defensive -
    exploitative and Acknowledge
    invasive px’s feelings
    w/o disputing
    them
    -Maintain
    interpersonal
    distance
    NARCISSIS Arrogant, Threat to self Anger, desire to -Resist desire
    TIC devaluing, concept of perfection counterattack, to challenge
    vain, activation of feelings entitlement
    demanding, Shame evoking of inferiority -Refrain
    grandiose, entitlement
    want to be -Take a
    important, humble
    powerful stance
    SCHIZOID Aloof, remote, Fear of intrusion Little connection to -Respect
    socially patient privacy
    awkward, -Prevent px
    inhibited from
    completely
    withdrawing
    -Maintain
    gentle quiet
    interest

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