Exploring Personality Disorders

Cluster A Personality Disorders

characterized by odd or eccentric behaviors and thinking

Paranoid Personality Disorder

characterized by pervasive distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as malevolent, leading to significant interpersonal difficulties and isolation

Cluster A Personality Disorders

characterized by odd or eccentric behaviors and thinking

Paranoid Personality Disorder

characterized by pervasive distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as malevolent, leading to significant interpersonal difficulties and isolation

Schizoid Personality Disorder

pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range emotional expression, leads to preference for solitary activities and limited interest in forming close relationships

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentric behaviors, often leading to significant social and interpersonal difficulties

Cluster B Personality Disorders

dramatic, emotional, or erratic behaviors

Antisocial Personality Disorder

pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others, often involving deceitful, manipulative, and unlawful behaviors, and a lack of remorse for these actions

Histrionic Personality Disorder

excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior, including a need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others, often resulting in exploitative behavior and difficulties in maintaining healthy relationships

Borderline Personality Disorder

instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, along with impulsive behaviors and intense fear of abandonment, often leading to significant distress and difficulties in daily functioning

Cluster C Personality Disorders

anxious and fearful behaviors, including Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders, which involve patterns of social inhibition, and perfectionism

Avoidant Personality Disorder

pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, leading to avoidance of social interactions and a reluctance to engage in new activities

Dependent Personality Disorder

an excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive and clinging behavior, and fears of separation, resulting in difficulty making decisions without reassurance from others

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, leading to significant distress or impairment in functioning