Chapter 15: Personality Disorders
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personality
set of uniquely expressed characteristics that influence our behaviors, emotions, thoughts, and interactions
personality disorder
An enduring, rigid pattern of inner experience and outward behavior that repeatedly impairs a person’s sense of self, emotional experiences, goals, capacity for empathy, and/or capacity for intimacy.
paranoid personality disorder
A personality disorder marked by a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others.
common factors in people with paranoid personality disorder
critical of weakness and fault in others, particularly at work
unable to recognize their own mistakes, extremely sensitive to criciticism
blame others for the things that go wrong in their lives
schizoid personality disorder
A personality disorder featuring persistent avoidance of social relationships and little expression of emotion.
schizotypal personality disorder
A personality disorder characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, very odd patterns of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities.
ideas of reference
beliefs that unrelated events pertain to them in some important way
avoidant personality disorder
A personality disorder characterized by consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation.
dependent personality disorder
A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of.
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
A personality disorder marked by such an intense focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control that the person loses flexibility, openness, and efficiency.