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| Dependent Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behaviour and fears of separation |
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Personality disorder |
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Definition
| Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency |
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Term
| Avoidant Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, hypersensitivity to negative emotion |
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Term
| Avoidant Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Highly sensitive to other’s opinions |
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Term
| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour) and need for admiration and lack of empathy |
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Term
| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
o Pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour) and need for admiration and lack of empathy
o Exaggerated unreasonable sense of self-importance
o They require special attention, and exploit others
o May become envious of others, or depressed when they cannot live up to their own expectations |
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Term
| Histrionic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
excessive emotionality and attention seeking
Often impulsive, need reassure and approval constantly |
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Term
| Histrionic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Patterns of behaviour that are highly dramatic, sensational, sexually provocative |
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Term
| Schizotypal Personality Disorder |
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Definition
Often socially isolated, may he highly suspicious of others
Magical thinking, ideas of reference (they think insignificant events relate directly to them), and illusions are common (not a full hallucination) |
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Term
| Schizoid Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships |
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Term
| Schizoid Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| preference for social isolation somewhat resembles autism |
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Term
| Paranoid Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Pervasive and unjustified mistrusts and suspicion (doubts of faithfulness, suspicious, see hidden messages, grudges, feel threatened) |
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Term
| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Definition
• Don’t comply with social norms & violate rights of others
• Irresponsible, impulsive, and deceitful
• Lack conscious, empathy, and remorse |
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Term
| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| usually have early behaviour Problems, especially Conduct disorder |
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Term
| Borderline Personality Disorder |
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Definition
Patterns of unstable moods and relationships
Impulsivity, fear of abandonment, plus a very poor self-image |
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