PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Reuptake, Oral Stage, Toilet Training
16 Dec 2016
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Personality is a unique and long-term pattern of inner experience and outward behavior. Personality tends to be consistent and is often described in terms of traits . These traits may be inherited, learned, or both. Personality is also flexible, allowing us to learn and adapt to new environments. For those with personality disorders, however, that flexibility is usually missing. An inflexible pattern of inner experience and outward behavior. This pattern is seen in most interactions, differs from the experiences and behaviors usually expected of people, and continues for years. The rigid traits of people with personality disorders often lead to psychological pain for the individual and social or occupational difficulties. The disorder may also bring pain to others. A personality disorder typically becomes recognizable in adolescence or early adulthood. These are among the most difficult psychological disorders to treat. Many sufferers are not even aware of their personality disorder.
