Personality Disorders
A personality disorder can impact an individual in a wide range of different ways, affecting their lifestyle, outlook and how they interact with others. With personality disorders affecting 1 in 10 people, it’s crucial that you can recognise the signs and respond appropriately to best support those in your care.
Duration:
60-70m
60-70m
Modules:
15
15
About the course
This comprehensive training course will help you to understand personality disorders and the impact they have on an individual’s wellbeing.
Who is this course for?
A ‘must have’ for induction, refresher, management and vocational training.
What does the course cover?
- What is personality?
- What is a personality disorder?
- Stigma
- Who's at risk?
- Symptoms
- Behaviour, emotions & thought processes
- Paranoid thoughts
- Mood swings
- Anxiety
- Suicide & self-harm
- Self-insight
- State of denial
- Types of personality disorder
- Cluster A: odd/eccentric types
- Cluster B disorders: dramatic/emotional/erratic types
- Cluster C disorders: anxious/fearful types
- Co-occurring disorders
- Causes
- Childhood & environmental history
- Personality disorders & other illnesses
- Severity of symptoms over time
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Therapies
- Counselling
- Mental attitude
- Self-help
- Healthy diet & exercise
- Medication
- Hospitalisation
- Caring for someone with a personality disorder
How is the course assessed?
After each module you will be asked a set of multiple-choice questions. The answers are marked automatically so you instantly know your score.
Every trainee receives a FREE training certificate on completion of the course as evidence for your records.
