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Personality Disorders
The diagnosis of Personality Disorder
is used to identify individuals with consistent and long lasting patterns of deviation
from societal norms which remain inflexible in spite of distress and maladaptation.
Paranoid Personality Disorder is evidenced by pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others.
Schizoid Personality Disorder is evidenced by social isolation and emotional constriction.
Schizotypal Personality
Disorder is evidenced by social unease, eccentric behavior
patterns and cognitive and/or perceptual experiences that cannot be consentually
validated.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is evidenced by the violation of the rights of others or society.
Borderline Personality Disorder is evidenced by impulsive behavior and unstable social relationships,
affect and sense of self and identity.
Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by attention seeking and marked emotionality.
Narcissistic Personality
Disorder is characterized by self centeredness, attention
seeking, grandiosity and a lack of empathy.
Avoidant Personality Disorder is characterized by social constriction, extreme avoidance of negative
self evaluation and low self esteem.
Dependent Personality Disorder is characterized by a clinging and submissive social relationship style
and the persistant desire to have ones needs taken care of by others.
Obsessive-Compulsive
Personality Disorder is characterized by the continued need
to maintain control, order, neatness, cleanliness, and/or perfectionism.
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