Six Types of Personality Disorder | |
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Personality Disorder |
Defining Characteristics |
Antisocial personality disorder |
Lack of empathy; disregard for others’ feelings, rights, and safety; manipulative, callous, and often hostile personality traits. |
Avoidant personality disorder |
Feelings of inadequacy and low self- |
Borderline personality disorder |
Unstable sense of self, unstable relationships, and unstable emotional life; feelings of abandonment and concern about being rejected by others. |
Narcissistic personality disorder |
Excessively self- |
Obsessive- |
Perfectionism, a desire for order and control over activities, and rigid adherence to rules; devotion to work may impair personal relationships. |
Schizotypal personality disorder |
Odd, eccentric patterns of thinking or behavior, combined with social isolation resulting from an inability to form close personal relationships with people outside of immediate family. |