PSYCH 3830 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Personality Disorder, Egosyntonic And Egodystonic, Extraversion And Introversion
17 Mar 2017
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Persistent pattern that results in enduring emotional distress. May cause difficulties with work and relationships (dysfunction) Seldom ever seek help, don"t think something is a problem or it is a. Can be distressing for the person affected or others around them. Enduring (not worried about short-term that is more severe) Ego-syntonic: feel that it is consistent with their identity. Personality does it categorical, there are no degrees. Personality disorders problem in someone else experience, neuroticism. Personality type depends on gender (aggressive is more likely to be male) Bias based on gender for what they diagnosed (even with the same. Meaningless events that they think relate just to them. Can even extend to things like the weather. Often think that others are trying to harm them. Tend to either be quiet (don"t trust anyone) or are argumentative. Part of it might be from early learning. More often found in people with experiences of mistrust of.
