personality disorders
Enduring behavioral dysfunctions
Personality disorders are mental health conditions marked by rigid, unhealthy patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviate significantly from cultural expectations.
Unlike mood disorders or anxiety, which feel like intrusions on the self, personality disorders are woven into how someone fundamentally relates to the world: She was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder after years of unstable relationships.
The category includes narcissistic, antisocial, avoidant, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders, among others.
Treatment typically involves long-term psychotherapy rather than medication alone.
Edge of acceptability
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- antisocialAverse to socializing
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- avoidantInclined to evade
dependent · obsessive-compulsive · paranoid · schizoid · schizotypal · DSM · diagnosis · psychopathology
Present throughout, inescapable
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- maladaptiveHarmful to one's wellbeing
- enduringPersisting through time
- rigidUnable to bend
emotional dysregulation · splitting · dissociation · impulsivity · grandiosity · emptiness · fear of abandonment · unstable relationships
Underhanded control of others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
attention-seeking · pathological lying · exploitation · emotional volatility · reckless behavior · idealization · devaluation · passive-aggression
Treatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
- mood stabilizersDrugs regulating emotional extremes
- boundariesLines marking separation
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
emotion regulation · countertransference · recovery · relapse prevention
Failure to grasp meaning
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
shame · social exclusion · marginalization · misconception · taboo · alienation · bias · media portrayal
borderline
Edge of acceptability
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- antisocialAverse to socializing
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
avoidant · dependent · obsessive-compulsive · paranoid · schizoid · schizotypal · DSM · diagnosis · psychopathology · comorbidity
pervasive
Present throughout, inescapable
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- maladaptiveHarmful to one's wellbeing
- enduringPersisting through time
rigid · emotional dysregulation · splitting · dissociation · impulsivity · grandiosity · emptiness · fear of abandonment · unstable relationships · lack of empathy
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
promiscuity · attention-seeking · pathological lying · exploitation · emotional volatility · reckless behavior · idealization · devaluation · passive-aggression · social withdrawal
cognitive behavioral therapy
Treatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
- mood stabilizersDrugs regulating emotional extremes
- boundariesLines marking separation
validation · emotion regulation · countertransference · recovery · relapse prevention
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
stereotype · shame · social exclusion · marginalization · misconception · taboo · alienation · bias · media portrayal · criminalization
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