PSYC 3230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Paranoid Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder
17 Apr 2017
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Cross-situationally consistent and persistent features are described as traits. Each person possesses several traits, the combination of which describes personality. People with personality disorders show a restricted range of traits and are more likely to be characterized by a single dominant, dysfunctional trait. The personality disorders include conditions that cause distress primarily for other people. Personality disorders are associated with various forms of personal impairment and extensive treatment use. Dsm-5 lists the specific personality disorders per three broad clusters: odd and eccentric disorders (paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal), dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorders (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic); and, anxious and fearful disorders (avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive). In addition to these three clusters, the manual also includes personality change due to another medical condition and other specified personality disorder and unspecified personality disorder. Depending on the sample and method of diagnosis, prevalence rates vary considerably. Cluster a disorders are most prevalent in men who had never married.
