PSY240H1 Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Key Terms & Notes
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Personality: all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling that make each of us unique. Personality disorder: is a long-standing pattern of maladaptive behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. To be diagnosed with a personality disorder, an adult must have shown these symptoms since adolescence or early adulthood. Dsm personality disorders are grouped into three clusters, all on axis ii. People with these disorders have symptoms similar to those of people with schizophrenia, including inappropriate or flat affect, odd thought and speech patterns, and paranoia. People with these disorders maintain their grasp on reality, however. People with these disorders tend to be manipulative, volatile, and uncaring in social relationships. They are prone to impulsive, sometimes violent behaviours that show little regard for their own safety or the safety or needs of others. People with these disorders are extremely concerned about being criticized or abandoned by others and thus, have dysfunctional relationships with others.
