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Personality disorders
Personality disorders are a form of mental disorder. They are
characterised by a long-term pattern of serious behavioural differences
that significantly affect the functioning of the individual in personal
and social situations. Personality disorders are represented on Axis II
of the DSM-IV, and are particularly controversial because they often
seem sexist, and because their comorbidity rate is excessively high,
indictative of poor categorization.
The ten types of personality disorders that have been defined are:
Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders)
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorders)
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
Cluster C (anxious or fearful disorders)
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Dependent personality disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (not the same as
Obsessive-compulsive disorder)
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