PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 92: Personality Disorder, Egosyntonic And Egodystonic
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If one"s usual way of behaving and expressing prevents a person from maintaining close relationships, their personality may be their biggest problem. 10 disorders based on exaggerated personality traits that are frequently disturbing, harmful, or annoying to other people. All personality disorders share a general definition: An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual"s culture (dsm) Pattern must be evident in 2 of 4 domains: These patterns of thinking, behaving, and relating must also be: 1) inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations. 2) the source of clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. Crucial to what defines a personality disorder. 3) stable and of long duration with onset in adolescence or early adulthood at the latest. Social disruption in personality disorders is crucial. Justifies defining personality characteristics as mental disorders.
