Cluster A

odd, eccentric and withdrawal behavior

1. Paranoid

2. Schizoid

3. Scizotypal

Cluster B

Emotional, dramatic, or erratic/explosive

1. Antisocial

2. Borderline

3. Histrionic

4. Narcissistic

Cluster C

Anxious, fearful, panic mode

1. Avoidant

2. Obsessive-Compulsive

3. Dependent

Paranoid - suspicious and distrustful of other's motives as malevolent - "SUSPECT" (must meet 4 criteria)

cluster a

• others seek to harm them 
• preoccupied with unjust doubts about loyalty 
• reluctant to confide in others 
• bears grudges 
• counterattacks or reacts angrily 
• recurrent suspicion about fidelity of partner

Schizoid - Socially restricted; detached from others, cold, distant, introverted; restricted range of emotional expressions; loners - "DISTANT" (must meet 4 criteria)

cluster a

• no desire for close friendships
• chooses solitary activities
• no interest in sex
• takes little pleasure in activities
• lacks friends
• indifferent to praise or criticism
• cold, detached, or flat affect

Schizotypal - similar to schizoid but with Perceptual disturbances, disordered thinking, interpersonal deficits and marked eccentricity or oddness- "ME PECULIAR" (must meet 5 criteria)

cluster a

• ideas of reference
• odd beliefs (magical thinking)
• unusual perceptions (bodily illusions)
• odd thinking and speech (over elaborate, vague)
• suspicious or paranoid ideation
• behavior appears cold, eccentric
• inappropriate affect

incorrect interpretations of casual incidents and external events as having a particular and unusual meaning specifically for the person

Example: A woman rarely leaves her house, because she experiences all conversation or laughter she hears as directed at herself.

Antisocial - Violent, blatant disregard for others without a sense of guilt - behavior present before 15 years, must be 18 before diagnosed - "CORRUPT" (must meet 3 criteria)

cluster b

• frantic efforts to avoid
• failure to conform to social norms
• dishonest for our own profit & purpose
• irritability and/or aggressiveness
• impulsivity
• reckless disregard for self & others
• irresponsible
• lack of remorse

Borderline - unstable relationships, poor self-image; marked impulsivity -their sense of reality always seen as black and white - seek a higher level of caretaking from others as adults due to feeling a lack of nurturing while growing up - "AM SUICIDE" (must meet 5 criteria)

cluster b

• frantic efforts to avoid being abandoned
• unstable chaotic relationships
• suicidal
• feeling "empty"
• inappropriate, intense, or difficulty controlling anger
• history of mutilating (cutting)

Histrionic - excessive emotionality, attention seeking, flamboyant, behave dramatically - "PRAISE ME" (must meet 5 criteria)

cluster b

• uncofortable when not center of attention
• provocative behavior
• uses physical attraction to draw attention to self
• self-dramatization
• rapidly changes shifting emotions
• highly suggestible

Narcissistic - requires excessive admiration; overly -inflated feelings of self-worth, superiority; overly sensitive to criticism, judgment and defeat; grandiose - "SPECIAL" (must meet 5 criteria)

cluster b

• fantasizes about unlimited success, power
• striking sense of entitlement
• lacks empathy
• believes self "special" & others ordinary
• interpersonal relationships exploited; others manipulated
• envious of others and thinks others jealous of them
• arrogant
• manipulative

Avoidant - Inhibited, feels inadequate, hypersensitive to rejection- "CRINGES" (must meet 4 criteria)

cluster c

• avoids meaningful relationships with others
• unwilling to get involved unless "guaranteed" they will be liked
• shows restraint because they fear shame or ridicule
• preoccupied with criticism or rejection
• feels inadequate
• views self as inapt, inferior
• reluctant to take risks might be embarrassed

Obsessive-Compulsive - orderliness; perfectionism; inflexible - "LAW FIRMS" (must meet 4 criteria)

cluster c

• preoccupied with rules, regulations
• perfection interferes with completion of tasks
• over-conscientious (particular, meticulous)
• hoardes objects
• rigid and stubborn
• reluctant to delegate tasks

Dependent - needs to be taken care of; clinging behavior - "RELIANCE" (must meet 5 criteria)

cluster c

• difficulty  making everyday decisions
• desires others to assume responsibility for them
• lacks initiative
• excessive lengths to obtain support from others
• feels uncomfortable or helpless
• preoccupied with fears of being left alone

What is Personality?

• onset in adolescence/early childhood
• people who respond poorly to changes
• exhibits deficiencies in their ability to form relationships
• have interpersonal problems
• deviates from the usual of the culture
• personality traits are inflexible, maladaptive, pervasive
• causes impairment in personal and social areas
• emerges over time
• are long term, not behavior that emerges due to an incident
• its a pattern

1. cognition - ways of perceiving & interpreting one self & others, poor insight
2. affectivity - range, intensity of emotional response(s)
3. interpersonal functioning - instability/inability to maintain relationships, poor self-esteem; often feel slighted, misunderstood, often blames others for problems or diminish themselves
4. poor impulse control - difficulty delaying an action