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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD ... Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... impairment #BPD ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Personality Disorder (DPD ... themselves DPD ... Mnemonic: RELIANCE ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Personality Disorder (SPD ... familiarity SPD ... Mnemonic: ME PECULIAR ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
almost always a benign ... A good mnemonic ... Signs / Symptoms ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Chalazion: a benign ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
are certain of being ... others AVPD Mnemonic ... to be sure of being ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... bladder stones #BPH ... #Benign #Prostatic ... Pathophysiology #Urology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine (BZD ... Asthma. or sense of being ... Activity -> Incr BP ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
problems of others NPD ... Mnemonic: SPEEECIAL ... Lacks empathy #NPD ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
likelihood of being ... • Behavioral Symptoms ... • Cognitive Symptoms ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry