UNIT 1 PERSONALITY DISORDER

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PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.

PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by a distrust of others and constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives.

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by lack of conscience
• Belief that their victims are weak and deserving of being taken advantage of.

• Tend to lie and steal
• EXAMPLE: Careless with money, take action without thinking of consequence.

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by mood instability to poor self-image.
• Prone to constant mood swings and bouts of anger.

HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Constant attention seekers
• They may dress provocatively or exaggerate illness in order to gain attention
• Exaggerate friendships and relationships sometimes even stories.

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by self centeredness
• Exaggerate their achievements
• Choosy about picking friends

SCHIZOID PERSONALITY

• Avoid relationship and do not show emotion
• Prefer to be alone and hates popularity or to be the center of attention
• Tend to seek that require little social contact
• Weak Social Skills
• Humorless and Distant
• Termed “Loners”

SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY

• Mild form of Schizophrenia
• Characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behavior and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs such as being convinced of having extra sensory abilities.

AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition feelings of inadequacy, and extremely sensitive to Negative education.
• Socially- bad or personally unappealing, and avoid social interaction for fear of being ridiculed or humiliated.

DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people.
• Has difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER (OCPD)

• Characterized by a general psychological inflexibility, rigid conformity to rules and procedures, perfectionism, and excessive orderliness
• Tend to stress perfectionism above all else and feel anxious when they perceive that things aren't “right”.