Personality Disorders

The totality of emotional and behavioral characteristics that are particular to a specific person and that remain somewhat stable and predictable over time

personality

occur when these traits become rigid and inflexible and contribute to maladaptive patterns of behavior or impairment

personality disorders

odd, unusual, eccentric, asocial

cluster a personality disorders

dramatic, affective instability

cluster b personality disorders

anxious

cluster c personality disorders

what disorders are under cluster A personality disorders

paranoid personality disorder

schizoid personality disorder

schizotypical personality disorder

what disorders are under cluster B personality disorders

antisocial personality disorder

borderline personality disorder

histrionic personality disorder

narcissistic personality disorder

what disorders are under cluster C personality disorders

avoidant personality disorder

dependent personality disorder

OCD personality disorder

distrustful and suspicious of others

paranoid personality disorder

detached from social relationships

restricted range of emotional expression

schizoid personality disorder

discomfort in close relationships

cognitive or perceptual distortions

eccentricities

schizotypal personality disorder

disregard for others and violation of others rights

antisocial personality disorder

instability in interpersonal relationships, self image and emotions

impulsive

borderline personality disorder

excessive emotionality and attention seeking

histrionic personality disorder

grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy

narcissistic personality disorder

social inhibition

feelings of inadequacy

hypersensitive to criticism

avoidant personality disorder

submissive and clinging behavior

excessive need to be taken care of

dependent personality disorder

preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control

obsessive compulsive personality disorder

cluster a personality disorders are more common in

men

who have the highest rates of ASPD

men with alcohol use disorder, released from substance. programs or prisons

Episodes of aggressiveness that result in assault or destruction of property

intermittent explosive disorder

individuals cannot resist the urge to steal

kleptomania.

irresistible impulses to start fires characterize pyromania

kleptomania

irresistible impluses to start fires

pyromania