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Personality Disorders

This is a list of Personality Disorders that are diagnosed using modern psychiatric methods today. Many of these disorders are treatable using psychotherapy and for mood swings, although some may be resistant to any such treatment. It must be understood that these disorders are an integral part of a person’s personality and self-perception, as well as how they view the outside world. These disorders can also be mild to extreme, and can be harmful to a person’s ability to function within “normal” sociological boundaries. Jobs are affected, and interpersonal relationships can be undone due to the traits exhibited in these disorders. The person suffering from a personality disorder may not perceive the disorder at all, thinking that they are behaving correctly.

Here is a list of the 10 most common personality disorders and their symptoms:

Paranoid Personality: This enveloping distrust and suspicion towards others can be very damaging to relationships. Anything said, although kind or considerate may be misinterpreted as malevolent or threatening. Paranoid PD sufferers suspect their spouses of infidelity, or think a co-worker is planning some sort of conspiracy against them.

Schizoid Personality: The symptoms of this disorder are usually marked by the reclusiveness of the sufferer. The person may not want to be in any social situation, does not have any hobbies or interest in activities, nor has any real close friends. They exhibit an emotional detachment, or coldness, in reaction to most anything.

Schizotypal Personality: The sufferer of this disorder shows increased eccentricity in their behavior. They may have fantastical thinking, such as believing in magic or fairy tales. The also exhibit paranoid delusional thinking, and usually have no close friends except for immediate family.

Antisocial Personality: The person not heeding the rights of others exhibits this sometimes harmful and violent disorder. They will cross the line and have no remorse for doing so. They can be impulsive without fear of harm to others or themselves. They can be deceitful, and will show irritability or aggression towards even people who care about them.

Borderline Personality: The sufferer, having a string of failed relationships, characterizes this sometimes socially crippling disorder. Outbursts of anger, at inappropriate times, are also a symptom of this malady. The person may become delusional he or herself, and even show signs of suicidal tendencies.

Histrionic Personality: Needing to be the center of attention is the point of this disorder. The sufferer will use inappropriate language or suggestions, usually sexual in nature, to single themselves out. They are dramatic and theatrical, and tend to exaggerate often. Showing shallow emotions is also a trait of this disorder.

Narcissistic Personality: The sufferers of this disorder have a very lofty perception of themselves. They believe they are “special” or even God-like in appearance and status. They have strong delusions of grandeur, putting themselves above others’ emotions and feelings. They usually have no remorse for their behavior, and will sometimes exhibit jealousy towards others, or, more commonly, think others jealous of them.

Avoidant Personality: The fear of failure and rejection fuels the person suffering from this disorder. They avoid social situations and even interpersonal relationship because of fear of failure, rejection, or even inadequacy. Fear is central to this personality trait.

Dependent Personality: This co-dependent and “clinging” disorder is also centered by fear. The sufferer needs constant assurance and nurturing from others, and will do anything to get it, even if it’s an unpleasant activity. If a close relationship is terminated, the sufferer quickly tries to find another one, thus building a great chain of failed relationships.

Obsessive Personality Disorder: This rigid and perfectionist disorder is the ultimate of anal-retentiveness. The person suffering from this has to have everything perfectly aligned, and does not work well with others unless it is done his or her way. They can be miserly with money, and can be characterized as a “pack-rat”, not throwing away useless objects.

These disorders sound frightening, and some can be, especially for the sufferer and his or her close friends or family. Some are debilitating, and nearly all have fear or delusional characteristics. Good psychotherapy is key to the recovery and/or treatment of these disorders.

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