personality disorders

cluster classification of personality disorders

Cluster A (odd-eccentric) : Paranoid PD

pervasive distrust/suspicion of others

Cluster A (odd-eccentric) : Schizoid PD

detachment from social relationships. restricted emotion expression

Cluster A (odd-eccentric) : schizotypal PD

social deficits, cognitive/perceptual distortions, eccentric behavior

Cluster B (dramatic-emotional) : Antisocial PDCluster B (dramatic-emotional)

disregard for others rights, deceitfulness, impulsivity

Cluster B (dramatic-emotional) : Borderline PD

instability in relationships, self-image, affect; fear of abandonment

Cluster B (dramatic-emotional) : Histrionic PD

excessive emotionality/attention-seeking

Cluster B (dramatic-emotional) : Narcissistic PD

grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy

Cluster C (anxious-fearful) : Avoidant PD

social inhibition, hypersensitivity to criticism

Cluster C (anxious-fearful) : Dependent PD

excessive need to be cared for, submissive/clingy behavior

Cluster C (anxious-fearful) : Obsessive-Compulsive PD

preoccupation with orderliness/perfectionism