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| excessively rigid behavior patterns, or ways of relating to others, that ultimately become self-defeating |
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| referring to behaviors or feelings that are perceived as natural parts of the self |
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| referring to behaviors or feelings that are perceived to be alien to one's self-identity |
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| paranoid personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by undue suspiciousness of others' motives, but not to the point of delusion |
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| schizoid personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by persistent lack of interest in social relationships, flattened affect, and social withdrawal |
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| schizotypal personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by eccentricities of thought and behavior, but without clearly psychotic features |
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| People with schizoid personalities may have deeper feelings for animals than they do for people. |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by antisocial and irresponsible behavior and lack of remorse for misdeeds |
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| False. People we call psychopaths have psychopathic personalities. They may be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, but do not suffer from psychosis (manifest by a break with reality, as in schizophrenia). |
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| People we call psychopaths are psychotic. |
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| False. Not all criminals show signs of psychopathy and not all people with psychopathic personalities become criminals. |
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| People with antisocial personalities inevitably run afoul of the law. |
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| borderline personality disorder (BPD) |
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| a personality disorder characterized by abrupt shifts in mood, lack of a coherent sense of self, and unpredictable, impulsive behavior |
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| Recent research findings support the popular image of psychopathic murderers as "cold-blooded" killers. |
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| Many notable figures in history, from Lawrence of Arabia to Adolf Hitler and even Marilyn Monroe, showed signs of borderline personality. |
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| an inability to reconcile the positive and negative aspects of the self and others, resulting in sudden shifts between positive and negative feelings |
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| histrionic personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by excessive need for attention, praise, reassurance, and approval |
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| narcissistic personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by an inflated self-image and extreme needs for attention and admiration |
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| avoidant personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by avoidance of social relationships due to fears of rejection |
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| dependent personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by difficulty making independent decisions and overly dependent behavior |
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| People with dependent personality disorder have so much difficulty making independent decisions that they may allow their parents to decide whom they will marry. |
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| obsessive-compulsive personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by rigid ways of relating to others, perfectionistic tendencies, lack of spontaneity, and excessive attention to detail |
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| False. Drugs can be used to relieve anxiety or depression associated with some personality disorders, but they do not change the underlying maladaptive and inflexible patterns of behavior that typify these disorders. |
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| Personality disorders can be successfully treated with psychiatric drugs. |
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| impulse control disorders |
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| a category of psychological disorders characterized by failure to control impulses, temptations, or drives, resulting in harm to oneself or others |
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| a type of impulse control disorder characterized by a pattern of habitual gambling and impaired control over the behavior |
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| a type of impulse control disorder characterized by a pattern of compulsive stealing |
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| False. People with kleptomania typically steal items of little value to them. |
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| Kleptomania, or compulsive stealing, is usually motivated by poverty. |
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