9/14/2016 (9)MedicalGraduates

The10personalitydisorderslistedinDSMIVTR

Paranoidpersonalitydisorder.
Theindividualaffectedwiththisdisorderbelievesingeneralthatpeoplewillexploit,harm,ordeceivehimorher,
evenifthereisnoevidencetosupportthisbelief.

Schizoidpersonalitydisorder.
Theindividualwiththisdisorderseemstolackdesireforintimacyorbelonginginasocialgroup,andoften
choosesbeingalonetobeingwithothers.Thisindividualalsotendsnottoshowafullrangeofemotions.

Schizotypalpersonalitydisorder.
Withthisdisorder,theaffectedpersonisuncomfortablewith(andmaybeunabletosustain)closerelationships,
andalsohasoddbehaviorsandthoughtsthatwouldtypicallybeviewedbyothersaseccentric,erratic,and
bizarre.

Antisocialpersonalitydisorder.
Individualswiththisdisorderhavenoregardfortherightsofothers.Other,recentnamesassociatedwiththis
personalitytypearepsychopathandsociopath.Unabletobasetheiractionsonanythingexcepttheirown
immediatedesires,personswiththisdisorderdemonstrateapatternofimpulsive,irresponsible,thoughtless,and
sometimescriminalbehavior.Theyareoftenintelligent,articulateindividualswithanabilitytocharmand
manipulateothersattheirmostdangerous,theycanbecomeviolentcriminalswhoareparticularlydangerousto
societybecauseoftheirabilitytogainthetrustofotherscombinedwiththeirlackofconscienceorremorse.

Borderlinepersonalitydisorder.
Peoplewiththisdisorderareunstableintheirrelationships,decisions,moods,andselfperceptions.These
individualsareoftenimpulsiveandinsecure.

Histrionicpersonalitydisorder.
Thebehaviorofindividualsofthispersonalitytypeischaracterizedbypersistentattentionseeking,exaggerated
emotionaldisplays(suchastantrums),andoverreactiontotrivialproblemsandevents.

Narcissisticpersonalitydisorder.
Thisdisorderconsistsprimarilyofaninflatedsenseofselfimportancecoupledwithalackofempathyforothers.
Individualswiththisdisorderdisplayanexaggeratedsenseoftheirownimportanceandabilitiesandtendto
fantasizeaboutthem.Suchpersonsalsohaveasenseofentitlement,expecting(andtakingforgranted)special
treatmentandconcessionsfromothers.Paradoxically,individualswithnarcissisticpersonalitydisorderare
generallyveryinsecureandsufferfromlowselfesteem.

Avoidantpersonalitydisorder.
Thisdisorderhascharacteristicsthatresemblethoseofsocialphobia,includinghypersensitivitytopossible
rejectionandtheresultingsocialwithdrawalinspiteofastrongneedforloveandacceptance.Individualswith
thisdisorderareinhibitedandfeelinadequateinsocialsituations.

Dependentpersonalitydisorder.
Personswithdependentpersonalitydisorderareextremelypassiveandtendtosubordinatetheirownneedsto
thoseofothers.Duetotheirlackofselfconfidence,theyavoidassertingthemselvesandallowotherstotake
responsibilityfortheirlives.

Obsessivecompulsivepersonalitydisorder.
Thisdisorderischaracterizedbyapreoccupationwithorderliness,perfectionism,andcontrol.

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