CRM 2309 Lecture 1: Personality Disorders Part 1
8 Dec 2015
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Collection of traits that describe a person. Enduring traits: ways of thinking, acting, feelings, genetic component (what someone tends to do a lot of the time) The big 5 to experience, conscientiousness) (introversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness: culturally universal, stable, personality traits vs. personality disorder. Ex: borderline personality= high n, high e, low a, low c. Pervade every aspect (it has to effect every aspect of your life, not just work issues or parent issues) Dsm-5: defined as a persistent pattern of emotions, cognitions and behaviour that results in enduring emotional distress for. November 25th 2015 person affected and/or for others and may cause difficulties with work and relationships, beginning by early childhood. Some families just yell at each other. Some families are super calm and soft-spoken. Must be universal in all aspects of your life. Evidence of conduct disorder before age 15 (aggression to people or animals, theft, vandalism)
