Personality Disorders Overview

This set of flashcards contains definitions and key features of various personality disorders as outlined in the DSM-5.

Paranoid Personality Disorder

A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort and reduced capacity for close relationships, as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others.

Borderline Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affects, and control over impulses.

Histrionic Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotion and attention seeking.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

Dependent Personality Disorder

A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive and clinging behaviors.

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility.