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Personality Disorders | Are diagnosed when personality traits become inflexible or maladaptive and interfere with how one functions in society or cause emotional distress |
Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder | Pattern of negative attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations |
Cluster B Personality Disorders | Appear dramatic, emotional, or erratic (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic). bad |
Cluster C Personality Disorders | Anxious, fearful, or cautious include avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive |
Paranoid Personality Disorder | Mistrust and suspicion of others; guarded, restricted affect. |
Schizoid Personality Disorder | Detached from social relationships; restricted affect; involved more with things than people. |
Schizotypal Personality Disorder | Acute discomfort in relationships; cognitive or perceptual distortions; eccentric behavior |
Antisocial Personality Disorder | Characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of rights of others |
Borderline Personality Disorder | Characterized by a pervasive pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affect and marked impulsivity, high-risk for self-mutilation. |
Histrionic Personality Disorder | Excessive emotionality and attention-seeking |
Narcissistic Personality Disorder | Grandiose; lack of empathy; need for admiration. |
Avoidant Personality Disorder | Social inhibitions; feelings of inadequacy; hypersensitivity to negative evaluation |
Dependent Personality Disorder | Submissive and clinging behavior; excessive need to be taken care of |
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder | Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control |
Depressive Personality Disorder | Pattern of depressive cognitions and behaviors in a variety of contexts |
Cluster A Personality Disorders | Behavior is odd or eccentric (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal). |