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Types of Personality Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.”
- Schizoid Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.”
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.”
- Antisocial Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others.”
- Borderline Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.”
- Histrionic Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.”
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy.”
- Avoidant Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.”
- Dependent Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.”
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder refers to a “pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.”
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