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make-up
- Persons with personality disorders are generally not aware or have poor
symptoms.
- They do not seek psychiatric help and are very resistant to change.
years.
- Significant comorbidity:
over another.
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- More females are diagnosed with a borderline and histrionic
personality disorders.
personality disorders.
CLASSIFICATION
- Personality disorders with similar characteristics are categorized by the
- The clusters:
and Schizotypal
- Hallmark characteristics:
- Psychotic illnesses
- Hallmark characteristics:
- Dramatic
- Emotional
- Inconsistent
- Genetic/familial associations:
- Mood disorders
- Substance abuse
- Somatoform disorders
- Hallmark characteristics:
- Fearful
- Anxious
- Genetic/familial associations:
- Anxiety disorders
defiant.
adulthood.
- Psychoanalytic explanations
- Cognitive-behavioral perspective
- to schizophrenia.
- Has odd, bizarre, and unusual ways of reacting to others and viewing the
world.
- Magical thinking (i.e., believing that ones thoughts can affect the
course of events)
thinking.
Antisocial
enjoy being the center of attention. They are perceived as the life of
the party.
behaviours.
of attention.
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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
- Borderline personality disorder is
themselves or others.
hallucinations)
- Psychodynamic theorists
inpatient care.
supportive approaches.
standards of society
(sociopathy) in adulthood
behaviour, and
- inconsistent discipline,
- an absentee parent.
support.
rejection by others
the skills and abilities to handle problems and life tasks on their own.
domestic partner
erroneous beliefs.
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
- Obsessive-compulsive and passive-aggressive personality disorders have
being controlled.
- Perfectionistic
- Orderly
tendencies.
personality disorders
- Passive-aggressive (Negativistic):
persons who are overly passive and accept the pain and suffering
imposed by others.
disorders.
- For those who seek help, individual and group psychotherapy may be useful.