PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Etiology, Stuttering, Defecation
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Personality: all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling that make each of us unique. Personality trait: a complex pattern of behaviour, thought, and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Personality disorder: long-standing patterns of maladaptive behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. Enduring pattern of behaviour that is pervasive and inflexible, as well as, stable and of long duration. Causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning. Manifests in at least 2 of the following: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning or impulse control. Must show symptoms since adolescence or early adulthood. People with personality disorders also experience acute disorders such as major depression, substance abuse. 1)dsm-iv-tr describes these disorders as if they represent something that"s not normal, yet a lot of them are just extreme versions of normal personalities. 2)there is a lot overlap between the various diagnostic criteria for various personality disorders.
