NURS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Cluster B Personality Disorders, Personality Disorder, Dsm-5
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The concept of personality seems deceptively simple but instead is very complex. Historically, the term personality was derived from the greek word persona, the theatrical mask used by dramatic players that had the connotation of a projected pretense or allusion. With time, the connotation changed from being an external surface representation to the internal traits of the individual. Keyconcepts personality is a complex pattern of characteristics, largely outside of the person"s awareness, which comprise the individual"s distinctive pattern of perceiving, feeling, thinking, coping, and behaving. Personality traits are prominent aspects of personality that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts. Intrinsic and pervasive, personality traits emerge from a complicated interaction of biologic dispositions, psychological experiences, and environmental situations that ultimately comprise a distinctive personality (millon, 2011). No sharp division exists between normal and abnormal personality functioning. Instead, personalities are viewed on a continuum from normal at one end to abnormal at the other.
