PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Histrionic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder

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Traits- a combinations of which describes there personality. According to dsm iv-tr, personality traits are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal context. Ppl with personality disorders, personality are more rigid and inflexible, - their beh seems inappropriate. Dsm-iv-tr only asserts a personality disorder only when it is inflexible and maladaptive/ If we explain the destructible beh of someone with apd , as resulting of an illness then we are using circular reasoning. There are three large scale perspective longitudinal studies known as children in community study of developmental course of personality disorder. , the collaborative longitudinal personality disorders study and the mclean study of adult development, have been consistent in their conclusions that personality disorder represent a significant health problems for those with the conditions. Personality disorders is associated with various forms of personal impairment.

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